Desulfitobacterium Utkin et al. 1994
General information
Name
Desulfitobacterium
Valid publication
1994
Nomenclature type
Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans
Etymology
L. pref. <i>de</i>, from, off, away; N.L. n. <i>sulfis</i> -<i>itis</i>, sulfite; L. neut. n. <i>bacterium</i>, rod; N.L. <i>Desulfitobacterium</i>, rod-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfite.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The description of this genus is the same as that of Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans, the type and so far only species in the genus.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011105002 | Desulfitobacterium aromaticivorans | Species | 872276 |
M021702011105003 | Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans | Species | 51616 |
M021702011105001 | Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans | Species | 36854 |
M021702011105004 | Desulfitobacterium hafniense | Species | 49338 |
M021702011105005 | Desulfitobacterium metallireducens | Species | 142877 |
References
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Utkin, I., Woese, C., and Wiegel, J. Isolation and characterization of Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium which reductively dechlorinates chlorophenolic compounds. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1994) 44:612-619.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-44-4-612]
[PMID:7981092]