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Genus Desulfurivibrio

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

 

Desulfurivibrio Sorokin et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from, off, away; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, a vibrio; N.L. masc. n. Desulfurivibrio, vibrio that reduces sulfur compounds.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), MUßMANN (M.) and MUYZER (G.): Dethiobacter alkaliphilus gen. nov. sp. nov., and Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus gen. nov. sp. nov.: two novel representatives of reductive sulfur cycle from soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2008, 12, 431-439.
Validation List no. 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

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Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT 2 = DSM 19089 = UNIQEM U267.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001940 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), MUßMANN (M.) and MUYZER (G.): Dethiobacter alkaliphilus gen. nov. sp. nov., and Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus gen. nov. sp. nov.: two novel representatives of reductive sulfur cycle from soda lakes. Extremophiles, 2008, 12, 431-439.
Validation List no. 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

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