Desulfosarcina

Desulfosarcina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Family: Desulfosarcinaceae
Genus: Desulfosarcina
Widdel 1981
Type species
Desulfosarcina variabilis
Widdel 1981
Species

Desulfosarcina is a Gram-negative and strictly anaerobic bacteria genus from the family Desulfosarcinaceae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226
Desulfosarcina

D. alkanivorans Watanabe et al. 2017

D. widdelii Watanabe et al. 2017

D. ovata Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006

D. cetonica corrig. (Galushko & Rozanova 1994) Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006

D. variabilis Widdel 1981
Desulfosarcina

D. alkanivorans

D. widdelii

D. cetonica

D. ovata

References

  1. 1 2 3 Desulfosarcina in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. 1 2 Schoch CL; et al. "Desulfosarcina". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Desulfosarcina". www.uniprot.org.
  4. ↑ Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (2017). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.3585.
  5. ↑ Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H.F.; Haberland, G. (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes" (PDF). Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (17): 1639–1641. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(75)90094-5. PMID 10.
  6. ↑ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

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