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Genus Desulfopila
Name: Desulfopila Suzuki et al. 2007
Etymology: De.sul.fo.pi.la. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. fem. n. pila, pillar; N.L. fem. n. Desulfopila, a sulfate-reducing pillar
Gender: feminine (stem: Desulfopil-)
Type species: Desulfopila aestuarii Suzuki et al. 2007
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Suzuki D, Ueki A, Amaishi A, Ueki K. Desulfopila aestuarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative, rod-like, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an estuarine sediment in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:520-526. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1173-1174.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Desulfocapsaceae Waite et al. 2020.
Publication:
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.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; NBRC: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Desulfocapsaceae Waite et al. 2020.
Publication:
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Desulfopila aestuarii Suzuki et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name Desulfopila inferna Gittel et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Desulfobulbaceae Kuever et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Gittel A, Seidel M, Kuever J, Galushko AS, Cypionka H, Konneke M. Desulfopila inferna sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the subsurface of a tidal sand-flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1626-1630.
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Record number: 517414
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