Desulfovibrio

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q15846377
Desulfovibrio
Mariko Takeuchi, Hirokazu Kuwahara, Takumi Murakami, Kazuki Takahashi, Rei Kajitani, Atsushi Toyoda, Takehiko Itoh, Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi Hongoh · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Desulfovibrio

Summary

Desulfovibrio is a taxon[1]. Desulfovibrio ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desulfovibrio's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Desulfovibrio is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Desulfovibrio belongs to the parent taxon Desulfovibrionaceae[5].
  • Desulfovibrio's scientific name is Desulfovibrio[6].
  • Desulfovibrio's Commons category is recorded as Desulfovibrio[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Desulfovibrio is Desulfovibrio desulfuricans[8].
  • Desulfovibrio's taxon synonym is recorded as Desulfomonas[9].
  • Desulfovibrio's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/desulfovibrio[10].
  • Desulfovibrio's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[11].
  • Desulfovibrio's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Desulfovibrionia[12].
  • Desulfovibrio's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Desulfovibrionales[13].
  • Desulfovibrio's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Desulfovibrionaceae[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Desulfovibrio is Desulfovibrio[6]. Desulfovibrio is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Desulfovibrio is classified within Desulfovibrionaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Desulfovibrio is Desulfovibrio desulfuricans[8].

Identifiers

Desulfovibrio's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 356900[15]. Desulfovibrio's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 872[16]. Desulfovibrio's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 83219[17]. Desulfovibrio's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3220375[18]. Desulfovibrio's ITIS TSN is recorded as 109[19].

Why It Matters

Desulfovibrio ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2] Desulfovibrio has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Gram staining gram-negative bacteria
    Instance of
    Taxonomic type Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
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