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Name: Desulfonatronovibrio Zhilina et al. 1997
Etymology: De.sul.fo.na.tro.no.vi’bri.o. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote) (in compound words); N.L. neut. n. natron, soda, sodium carbonate (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron); N.L. neut. n. natronum, pertaining to soda; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Desulfonatronovibrio, sulfate-reducing vibrio from soda environment
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Desulfonatronovibrion-), de-sul-fo-na-tro-no-WI-bri-o
Type species: Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans Zhilina et al. 1997
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Zhilina TN, Zavarzin GA, Rainey FA, Pikuta EN, Osipov GA, Kostrikina NA. Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:144-149.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:603.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Desulfonatronovibrio halophilus Sorokin et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans Zhilina et al. 1997 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Desulfonatronovibrio magnus Sorokin et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans Sorokin et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desulfonatronovibrionaceae Waite et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.
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Record number: 515507