Species "Desulfovibrio cavernae"

Name: "Desulfovibrio cavernae" Sass and Cypionka 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of caverna, from a cave, pertaining to the origin of the isolate in the deep subsurface

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-WER-na͡e, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 15618; H1M

16S rRNA gene: AJ621885 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sass H, Cypionka H. Isolation of sulfate-reducing bacteria from the terrestrial deep subsurface and description of Desulfovibrio cavernae sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:541-548. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sass H, Cypionka H. Isolation of sulfate-reducing bacteria from the terrestrial deep subsurface and description of Desulfovibrio cavernae sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:541-548. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 775669
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