TY - JOUR
T1 - Reclassification of the only species of the genus Desulfomonas, Desulfomonas pigra, as Desulfovibrio piger comb. nov
AU - Loubinoux, Julien
AU - Valente, Filipa M.A.
AU - Pereira, Ines A.C.
AU - Costa, Annie
AU - Grimont, Patrick A.D.
AU - Le Faou, Alain E.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Desulfomonas pigra
KW - Desulfovibrio
KW - Sulfate-reducing bacteria
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036021955&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1099/00207713-52-4-1305
DO - 10.1099/00207713-52-4-1305
M3 - Article
C2 - 12148644
AN - SCOPUS:0036021955
SN - 1466-5026
VL - 52
SP - 1305
EP - 1308
JO - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
JF - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -