Genus Desulfurella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Desulfurella Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Desulfurellales Kuever et al. 2006; type genus of the family ¤ Desulfurellaceae Kuever et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Desulfurella acetivorans Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. fem. dim. ending -ella; N.L. fem. n. Desulfurella, a small sulfur reducer.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 46. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 624-625.
Effective publication: BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.), SOKOLOVA (T.G.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Desulfurella acetivorans gen. nov. and sp. nov.—a new thermophilic sulfur-reducing eubacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 153, 151-155.
Validation List no. 46 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Desulfurella Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993 emend. Miroshnichenko et al. 1998.
Reference: MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), RAINEY (F.A.), HIPPE (H.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurella kamchatkensis sp. nov. and Desulfurella propionica sp. nov., new sulfur-respiring thermophilic bacteria from Kamchatka thermal environments. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 475-479.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfurella acetivorans Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51451= DSM 5264.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X72768.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, eating; L. part. adj. acetivorans, vinegar-eating; intended to mean acetate-eating.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 46. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 624-625.
Effective publication: BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.), SOKOLOVA (T.G.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Desulfurella acetivorans gen. nov. and sp. nov.—a new thermophilic sulfur-reducing eubacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 153, 151-155.
Validation List no. 46 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfurella amilsii Florentino et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TR1=DSM 29984=JCM 30680.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN624414.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. amilsii, of Amils, named after Ricardo Amils, a Spanish microbiologist, in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of Tinto River microbial ecology.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: FLORENTINO, A. P., BRIENZA, C., STAMS, A. J. and SANCHEZ-ANDREA, I. 2016. Desulfurella amilsii sp. nov., a novel acidotolerant sulfur-respiring bacterium isolated from acidic river sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1249-1253.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfurella kamchatkensis Miroshnichenko 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K-119 = ATCC 700655= DSM 10409.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y16941.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. kamchatkensis, pertaining to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East.
Valid publication: MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), RAINEY (F.A.), HIPPE (H.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurella kamchatkensis sp. nov. and Desulfurella propionica sp. nov., new sulfur-respiring thermophilic bacteria from Kamchatka thermal environments. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 475-479.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Miroshnichenko et al. Desulfurella kamchatkensis is cited as Desulfurella kamchatkensis Miroshnichenko 1996!
Desulfurella multipotens Miroshnichenko et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RH-8 = DSM 8415.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y16943.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, much, great, many; L. part. adj. potens (from L. v. possum), being able, having power; N.L. part. adj. multipotens, having many abilities.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 57. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 625-626.
Effective publication: MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), GONGAZDE (G.A.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurella multipotens sp. nov., a new sulfur-respiring thermophilic eubacterium from Raoul Island (Kermadec archipelago, New Zealand). Arch. Microbiol., 1994, 161, 88-93.
Validation List no. 57 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfurella propionica Miroshnichenko et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) U-8 = ATCC 700656= DSM 10410.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y16942.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. propionica, pertaining to propionic acid; intended to mean propionate-utilizing.
Valid publication: MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), RAINEY (F.A.), HIPPE (H.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurella kamchatkensis sp. nov. and Desulfurella propionica sp. nov., new sulfur-respiring thermophilic bacteria from Kamchatka thermal environments. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 475-479.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Miroshnichenko et al. Desulfurella propionica is cited as Desulfurella propionica Miroshnichenko 1996!