Desulfonispora Denger et al. 1999
General information
Name
Desulfonispora
Valid publication
1999
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Peptococcaceae.
Desulfonispora
Nomenclature type
Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes
Etymology
N.L. pref. <i>desulfono</i>- (from N.L. part. adj. <i>desulfonans</i>), desulfonating; N.L. fem. n. <i>spora</i> (from Gr. fem. <i>spora</i>, a seed), a spore; N.L. fem. n. <i>Desulfonispora</i>, desulfonating spore (-former).
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Rod-shaped bacteria, 2-5 × 0.7-1.0 μm in size, motile, with subterminal spores. Oxidase and catalase negative. High cytochrome b level in membrane fractions. Mesophilic. Growing only with taurine (out of 41 substrates tested), producing acetate, ammonia and thiosulfate. Neither sulfate, sulfite nor nitrate is reduced. The G+C content is 52 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011107001 | Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes | Species | 83661 |
References
1
Denter, K., Stackebrandt, E., and Cook, A.M. Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1999) 49:1599-1603.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1599]
[PMID:10555341]