Desulfurispora Kaksonen et al. 2007
General information
Name
Desulfurispora
Valid publication
2007
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Peptococcaceae.
Desulfurispora
Nomenclature type
Desulfurispora thermophila
Etymology
L. pref. <i>de</i>, from; L. n. <i>sulfur</i>, sulfur; Gr. fem. n. <i>spora</i>, a seed and, in biology, a spore; N.L. fem. n. <i>Desulfurispora</i>, a spore-forming organism that reduces sulfur compounds.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are rod-shaped, spore-forming, Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic and thermophilic. Sulfate and other sulfur compounds are used as electron acceptors. Optimal growth occurs at neutral pH. The cell wall contains meso-diaminopimelic acid and MK-7 is the major menaquinone. Major cellular fatty acids are iso-C15:0 and iso-C17:0. The genomic DNA G+C content of the type species is 53.5 mol% (HPLC).
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011110001 | Desulfurispora thermophila | Species | 265470 |
References
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Kaksonen, A.H., Spring, S., Schumann, P., Kroppenstedt, R.M., and Puhakka, J.A. Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2007) 57:1089-1094.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.64593-0]
[PMID:17473265]