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Desulfosporosinus is a genus of strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacteria, often found in soil.
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Family: | Desulfitobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Desulfosporosinus |
Type species | |
Desulfosporosinus orientis (Adams & Postgate 1959) Stackebrandt et al. 1997 | |
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The type species D. orientis was isolated in 1959[3] with the proposed name Desulfovibrio orientis, and was later assigned to the genus Desulfotomaculum.[4] Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data Desulfotomaculum orientis was reclassified as Desulfosporosinus orientis in 1997.[1]
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Species | Type strain | Isolated from | Notes | References |
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D. acididurans | M1 (DSM 27692) | Acidic sediment | moderately acidophilic | [5] |
D. acidiphilus | SJ4 (DSM 22704) | Acid mine drainage sediment | moderately acidophilic | [6] |
D. auripigmenti | OREX-4 (DSM 13351) | Freshwater sediment | ([7]) [8] | |
D. burensis | BSREI1 (DSM 24089) | Borehole | [9] | |
D. fructosivorans | 63.6F (DSM140297) | Marine subsurface sediment | [10] | |
D. hippei | 343 (DSM 8344) | Permafrost soil | [2] | |
D. lacus | STP12 (DSM 15449) | Freshwater sediment | [11] | |
D. meridiei | S10 (DSM 13257) | Gasolene-contaminated groundwater | [12] | |
D. nitroreducens | 59.4B (DSM 140295) | Marine subsurface sediment | [13] | |
D. orientis | Singapore I (DSM 765) | Soil | ([3][4]) [1] | |
D. youngiae | JW/YJL-B18 (DSM 17734) | Constructed wetland / acid mine drainage sediment | [14] |
Five complete Desulfosporosinus genomes are available, and another two genomes are in the progress of being sequenced.
Strain | Status | Year | Accession number | References |
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D. acididurans M1 | Published draft | 2015 | LDZY00000000 | [15] |
D. acidiphilus SJ4 | Complete and published | 2012 | CP003639 | [16] |
D. meridiei S10 | Complete and published | 2012 | CP003629 | [16] |
D. orientis Singapore I | Complete and published | 2011 | CP003108 | [16] |
D. sp. OT | Complete and published | 2011 | AGAF00000000 | [17] |
D. youngiae JW/YJL-B18 | Complete and published | 2011 | CM001441 | [16] |
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[18] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[19]
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