Family Desulfurobacteriaceae
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Desulfurobacteriaceae L'Haridon et al. 2006, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Desulfurobacterium L'Haridon et al. 1998.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Desulfurobacterium, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfurobacteriaceae, the Desulfurobacterium family.
Valid publication: L'HARIDON (S.), REYSENBACH (A.L.), TINDALL (B.J.), SCHÖNHEIT (P.), BANTA (A.), JOHNSEN (U.), SCHUMANN (P.), GAMBACORTA (A.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and JEANTHON (C.): Desulfurobacterium atlanticum sp. nov., Desulfurobacterium pacificum sp. nov. and Thermovibrio guaymasensis sp. nov., three thermophilic members of the Desulfurobacteriaceae fam. nov., a deep branching lineage within the Bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2843-2852.
Original article in IJSEM Online
