Name: Desulfocapsa sulfexigens corrig. Finster et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sulf.ex.i.gens. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. sulfexigens, demanding sulfur for growth

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700424; DSM 10523; SB164P1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y13672 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Finster K, Liesack W, Thamdrup B. Elemental sulfur and thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:119-125.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens Finster et al. 2000	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSEM 50:1699; Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.
  • 🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet sulfoexigens (sic) has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.

Parent taxon: Desulfocapsa Janssen et al. 1997

Assigned by: Finster K, Liesack W, Thamdrup B. Elemental sulfur and thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:119-125.

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