Name: Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes Janssen et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.zy.mo.ge.nes. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (Latin transliteration thium); Gr. fem. n. zymê, leaven, ferment; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. part. adj. thiozymogenes, causing a fermentation of sulfur

Gender: feminine

Type strain: Bra2; DSM 7269

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16S rRNA gene: X95181 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Janssen PH, Schuhmann A, Bak F, Liesack W. Disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:184-192.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 61. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:601-602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfocapsa Janssen et al. 1997. Publication: Janssen PH, Schuhmann A, Bak F, Liesack W. Disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:184-192.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Desulfocapsa Janssen et al. 1997

Assigned by: Janssen PH, Schuhmann A, Bak F, Liesack W. Disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:184-192.

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