Genus Desulfovermiculus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desulfovermiculus Belyakova et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfovermiculus halophilus Belyakova et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. masc. n. vermiculus, a little worm; N.L. masc. n. Desulfovermiculus, vermiform sulfate-reducing bacterium.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 116. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1371-1373.
Effective publication: BELYAKOVA (E.V.), ROZANOVA (E.P.), BORZENKOV (I.A.), TOUROVA (T.P.), PUSHEVA (M.A.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and KOLGANOVA (T.V.): The new facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovermiculus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oil field. Microbiology, 2006, 75, 161-171 (translated from Mikrobiologiya 2006, 75, 201-211).
Validation List no. 116 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The gender of the genus name is not cited in the effective publication. According to Rule 65(2) the genus name Desulfovermiculus must be in the masculine gender.
Desulfovermiculus halophilus Belyakova et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 11-6 = DSM 18834 = VKM B-2364.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ139408.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 116. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1371-1373.
Effective publication: BELYAKOVA (E.V.), ROZANOVA (E.P.), BORZENKOV (I.A.), TOUROVA (T.P.), PUSHEVA (M.A.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and KOLGANOVA (T.V.): The new facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovermiculus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oil field. Microbiology, 2006, 75, 161-171 (translated from Mikrobiologiya 2006, 75, 201-211).
Validation List no. 116 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The culture collection accession numbers DSM 18834 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 116 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1371-1373.
Validation List no. 116 in IJSEM Online
2 In the etymology provided in the effective publication, the Gr. n. hals is erroneously cited as halos.The specific epithet halophilus is a "N.L. masc. adj.", not a "L. adj." as cited in the effective publication.