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Desulfocapsa

Desulfocapsa is a bacterial genus from the family Desulfocapsaceae.

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Desulfocapsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobulbia
Order: Desulfobulbales
Family: Desulfocapsaceae
Genus: Desulfocapsa
Janssen et al. 19971
Type species
Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes
Janssen et al. 1997
Species2

Desulfocapsa is a bacterial genus from the family Desulfocapsaceae.13

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_2024456 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226789
Desulfocapsa

D. sulfexigens corrig. Finster et al. 2000

D. thiozymogenes Janssen et al. 1997

Desulfocapsa

D. sulfexigens

References

References

  1. Desulfocapsa 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. "Desulfocapsa". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. UniProt
  4. "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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