Name: Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.sul.fa.ti’ge.nes. M.L. pref. desulfono, desulfonating; Gr. fem. n. spora, spore; N.L. fem. n. Desulfonispora, desulfonating spore (-former); N.L. masc. n. thiosulfas, thiosulfate; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; N.L. part. adj. thiosulfatigenes, thiosulfate-producing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700533; DSM 11270; GKNTAU

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16S rRNA gene: Y18214 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Denger K, Stackebrandt E, Cook AM. Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1599-1603.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfonispora Denger et al. 1999. Publication: Denger K, Stackebrandt E, Cook AM. Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1599-1603.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfonispora Denger et al. 1999

Assigned by: Denger K, Stackebrandt E, Cook AM. Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1599-1603.

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