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Desulfosarcina

Desulfosarcina Widdel, 1981

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Overview

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

Name and catalogue record
Identity
col:43SQ
Accepted name
Desulfosarcina

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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. FamilyDesulfosarcinaceae Waite et al., 2020
  7. GenusDesulfosarcina

02 · From organism to molecules

Genes, genomes and proteins

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Source cross-reference

Desulfosarcina

ncbi_taxonomy:2299 · ena

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

Source version00f038fdf3aac709640ef173b87b534814c54c935fc6778a2c589974901bd0b7
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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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Tools and connections

04 · EcoGenesis

What the available evidence supports

Classification and name provenance.

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Sources and licences

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Catalogue of Life / ChecklistBank43SQ—Source record ↗