Desulfococcus

Desulfococcus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Family: Desulfococcaceae
Genus: Desulfococcus
Widdel 1981[1]
Type species
Desulfococcus multivorans
Widdel 1981
Species

Desulfococcus is a Gram-negative, anaerobic and motile bacteria genus from the family Desulfococcaceae.[1][3][4]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[5]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[6][7][8] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[9][10][11]
Desulfococcus

D. biacutus Platen et al. 1991

D. multivorans Widdel 1981

Desulfococcus

D. multivorans

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Desulfococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "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. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. ^ "Desulfococcus oleovorans". Ebi8.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ "Desulfococcus". Ebi8.uniprot.org.
  4. ^ "Desulfococcus". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Desulfococcus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  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.

Further reading