Genus Dethiobacter
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Dethiobacter Sorokin et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Dethiobacter alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from, off, away; Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Dethiobacter, rod-shaped bacterium 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
Dethiobacter alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT 1 = DSM 19026 = UNIQEM U266.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF422412.
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