1. Reclassification of the only species of the genus Desulfomonas, Desulfomonas pigra, as Desulfovibrio piger comb. nov.
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Loubinoux J, Valente FM, Pereira IA, Costa A, Grimont PA, and Le Faou AE
- Subjects
- Base Composition, DNA, Ribosomal analysis, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer analysis, Deltaproteobacteria genetics, Deltaproteobacteria growth & development, Desulfovibrio genetics, Desulfovibrio growth & development, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 23S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Species Specificity, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria classification, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria genetics, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria growth & development, Deltaproteobacteria classification, Desulfovibrio classification
- Abstract
The growth characteristics, DNA G+C content and sequences of 16S rDNA and the transcribed 16S-23S rDNA internal spacer were determined for Desulfomonas pigra ATCC 29098T, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans strains Essex 6T (= ATCC 29577T) and MB (= ATCC 27774) and 'Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis' ATCC 700045. Despite phenotypic differences (shape and motility) between Desulfomonas pigra and Desulfovibrio strains, the molecular analysis suggests that Desulfomonas pigra should be reclassified within the genus Desulfovibrio. Thus, the reclassification is proposed of Desulfomonas pigra, the type and only species of the genus, as Desulfovibrio piger comb. nov., which implies the emendation of the description of the genus Desulfovibrio.
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- 2002
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