Name: Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.sul.fa.ti’ge.nes. N.L. masc. n. thiosulfas, thiosulfate; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; N.L. fem. part. adj. thiosulfatigenes, thiosulfate-producing

Pronunciation, gender: t^hi-o-sul-fa-TI-ge-nes, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700533; DSM 11270; GKNTAU

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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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