Genus Desulfurispora
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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").
Desulfurispora Kaksonen et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfurispora thermophila Kaksonen et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and, in biology, a spore; N.L. fem. n. Desulfurispora, a spore-forming organism that reduces sulfur compounds.
Valid publication: KAKSONEN (A.H.), SPRING (S.), SCHUMANN (P.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and PUHAKKA (J.A.): Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1089-1094.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfurispora thermophila Kaksonen et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RA50E1 = DSM 16022 = JCM 14018.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY548776.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving.
Valid publication: KAKSONEN (A.H.), SPRING (S.), SCHUMANN (P.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and PUHAKKA (J.A.): Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1089-1094.
Original article in IJSEM Online