Name: Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig. (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum Newman et al. 2000

Etymology: au.ri.pig.men’ti. L. neut. n. aurum, gold; L. neut. n. pigmentum, colour, pigment; N.L. gen. neut. n. auripigmenti, of golden pigment, referring to the colour of precipitate (arsenosulfide, As2S3) which is formed after reduction of arsenate and sulfate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fos-po-RO-si-nus a͡u-ri-pig-MEN-ti, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700205; DSM 13351; OREX-4

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ493051 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Schuler E, Hippe H. Reclassification of Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum as Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1439-1443. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfosporosinus auripigmentum (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum Newman et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 However, this correction contravenes the Note for Rule 61 [2, 3]. Publication: De Vos P, Trüper HG. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. IXth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 14, 15 and 18 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000; 50:2239-2244.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Stackebrandt et al. 2003, the basonym is erroneously cited as Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum Newman et al. 1997. — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, auripigmentum, has been corrected by Stackebrandt et al. 2003 [1] to auripigmenti. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Schuler E, Hippe H. Reclassification of Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum as Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1439-1443. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Labeda DP. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology IXth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 14 and 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000; 50:2245-2247. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Schuler E, Hippe H. Reclassification of Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum as Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1439-1443. 🇩🇪

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