×
Support LPSN

Please sign and share this petition calling for caution before changing bacterial names in databases.

Participate in our survey on high-level taxonomy.

Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates from LPSN every few months and follow the ICSP on LinkedIn.


Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Desulfosporosinus acidophilus"

Name: "Desulfosporosinus acidophilus" Johnson et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.do’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. acidophilus, sic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fos-po-RO-si-nus a-ki-DO-phi-lus, masculine

Original publication: Johnson DB, Jameson E, Rowe OF, Wakeman K, Hallberg KB. Sulfidogenesis at low pH by acidophilic bacteria and its potential for the selective recovery of transition metals from mine waters. Adv Mat Res 2009; 71–73:693-696. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Johnson DB, Jameson E, Rowe OF, Wakeman K, Hallberg KB. Sulfidogenesis at low pH by acidophilic bacteria and its potential for the selective recovery of transition metals from mine waters. Adv Mat Res 2009; 71–73:693-696. 🇬🇧

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.19475Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 19475

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-08-08 06:25:36