Name: Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes Janssen et al. 1997
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
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
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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