Name: "Desulfosporomusa polytropa" Sass et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly’tro.pa. N.L. fem. adj. polytropa, polytropus, versatile, pertaining to the versatile metabolism of the organism, being able to reduce sulfate and to grow as a homoacetogen

Pronunciation, gender: po-LY-tro-pa, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 12907; STP3

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16S rRNA gene: AJ006605 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sass H, Overmann J, Rutters H, Babenzien HD, Cypionka H. Desulfosporomusa polytropa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium from sediments of an oligotrophic lake. Arch Microbiol 2004; 182:204-211.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Desulfosporomusa" Sass et al. 2004. Publication: Sass H, Overmann J, Rutters H, Babenzien HD, Cypionka H. Desulfosporomusa polytropa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium from sediments of an oligotrophic lake. Arch Microbiol 2004; 182:204-211.

Parent taxon: "Desulfosporomusa" Sass et al. 2004

Assigned by: Sass H, Overmann J, Rutters H, Babenzien HD, Cypionka H. Desulfosporomusa polytropa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium from sediments of an oligotrophic lake. Arch Microbiol 2004; 182:204-211.

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Record number: 800291