Genus Desulfothermus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Desulfothermus Kuever et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Desulfothermus, sulfate reducer living in hot places.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Effective publication: KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 955-956.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online
Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TD3 = DSM 13418 = JCM 12298.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X80922.
Etymology: L. gen. n. naphthae, of crude oil (able to oxidize crude oil).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Effective publication: KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 955-956.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online
Desulfothermus okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TFISO9 = DSM 17375 = JCM 13304.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB264617.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan.
Valid publication: NUNOURA (T.), OIDA (H.), MIYAZAKI (M.), SUZUKI (Y.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Desulfothermus okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic and heterotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2360-2364.
Original article in IJSEM Online