Name: Desulfospira joergensenii Finster et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: joer.gen.sen’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. joergensenii, of Joergensen, named after Prof. Bo BARKER JØRGENSEN of Denmark, who made important contribution to our knowledge of the sulfur cycle

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700409; B 331; DSM 10085

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16S rRNA gene: X99637 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Finster K, Liesack W, Tindall BJ. Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:201-208.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 63. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1274.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfospira Finster et al. 1997. Publication: Finster K, Liesack W, Tindall BJ. Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:201-208.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Desulfospira Finster et al. 1997

Assigned by: Finster K, Liesack W, Tindall BJ. Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:201-208.

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