Genus Desulfurispira
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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").
Desulfurispira Sorokin and Muyzer 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfurispira natronophila Sorokin and Muyzer 2010.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. fem. n. spira, a coil; N.L. fem. n. Desulfurispira, a sulfur-reducing spirillum.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 136. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.) and MUYZER (G.): Desulfurispira natronophila gen. nov. sp. nov.: an obligately anaerobic dissimilatory sulfur-reducing bacterium from soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2010, 14, 349-355.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfurispira natronophila Sorokin and Muyzer 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT11 = DSM 22071 = UNIQEM U758.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ922842.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabaic noun natron or natrun), soda; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. natronophila, soda-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 136. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.) and MUYZER (G.): Desulfurispira natronophila gen. nov. sp. nov.: an obligately anaerobic dissimilatory sulfur-reducing bacterium from soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2010, 14, 349-355.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online