Desulfosarcina

Desulfosarcina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:	Desulfobacteria
Order:	Desulfobacterales
Family:	Desulfosarcinaceae
Genus:	Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981 [1]
Type species
Desulfosarcina variabilis Widdel 1981
Species [2]
D. alkanivorans D. cetonica D. ovata D. variabilis D. widdelii

Desulfosarcina is a Gram-negative and strictly anaerobic bacteria genus from the family of Desulfosarcinaceae. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

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). ^[2]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 [6] [7] [8]	120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226 [9] [10] [11]
Desulfosarcina D. alkanivorans Watanabe et al. 2017 D. widdeliiWatanabe et al. 2017 D. ovata Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006 D. cetonicacorrig. (Galushko & Rozanova 1994) Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006 D. variabilisWiddel 1981	Desulfosarcina D. alkanivorans D. widdelii D. cetonica D. ovata

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. Desulfosarcina 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. 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.

Further reading

• Don J. Brenner; Noel R. Krieg; James T. Staley, eds. (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. ISBN   0-387-29298-5.
• Bianchi, Thomas S.; Canuel, Elizabeth A. (2011). Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-1-400-83910-0.