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Desulfococcus

Desulfococcus Widdel, 1981

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Overview

This catalogue identifies the organism as Desulfococcus within Desulfococcaceae Waite et al., 2020. Explore its classification and the evidence currently available for this record below.

Name and catalogue record
Identity
col:43RZ
Accepted name
Desulfococcus

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Observations and connections with other organisms

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Research about this organism

01 · A place in the living world

Classification

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  1. DomainBacteria Woese et al., 2024
  2. KingdomPseudomonadati (Gibbons & Murray, 1978) Oren & Göker 2024
  3. PhylumThermodesulfobacteriota Garrity & Holt, 2021
  4. ClassDesulfobacteria Waite et al., 2020
  5. OrderDesulfobacterales Kuever et al., 2006
  6. FamilyDesulfococcaceae Waite et al., 2020
  7. GenusDesulfococcus

02 · From organism to molecules

Genes, genomes and proteins

Connected scientific records

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Sample of the organism

Costal site_3

ena:SAMN05770758 · ENA

provider_taxon_assertion

Source version8bef062ca1a4d6c03338a3df37ae0c95e875bb2b4b4d634269ce4683802e69f0
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Sample of the organism

sediment au

ena:SAMN45220100 · ENA

provider_taxon_assertion

Source version8bef062ca1a4d6c03338a3df37ae0c95e875bb2b4b4d634269ce4683802e69f0
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Source cross-reference

Desulfococcus

ncbi_taxonomy:896 · ena

Unique exact name and rank in ENA; search match, not taxon equivalence

Source versionfae49996b19781a7c3e8a2da36150bbd526d90ece0cc0ee943183d21d7a996ee
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Source coverage
  • Protein of the organism: Available
  • Gene of the organism: Source unavailable
  • Sample of the organism: Partial
  • Genome assembly: Available
  • Source cross-reference: Available

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03 · Continue exploring

Tools and connections

04 · EcoGenesis

What the available evidence supports

Classification and name provenance.

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Sources and licences

SourceIDLicenceDetails
Catalogue of Life / ChecklistBank43RZ—Source record ↗