Name: Desulfitispora elongata Sorokin and Chernyh 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. elongata, elongated

Pronunciation, gender: e-lon-GA-ta, feminine

Type strain: Acr1; DSM 29990; UNIQEM U994

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KP657487 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sorokin DY, Chernyh NA. Desulfonatronospira sulfatiphila sp. nov., and Desulfitispora elongata sp. nov., two novel haloalkaliphilic sulfidogenic bacteria from soda lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:396-401.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfitispora Sorokin and Muyzer 2010

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Chernyh NA. Desulfonatronospira sulfatiphila sp. nov., and Desulfitispora elongata sp. nov., two novel haloalkaliphilic sulfidogenic bacteria from soda lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:396-401.

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Record number: 795108