Name: Desulfosporosinus lacus Ramamoorthy et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la’cus. L. masc. n. lacus (gen. lacus), a lake; L. gen. masc. n. lacus, of a lake

Pronunciation, gender: LA-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15449; JCM 12239; STP12

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16S rRNA gene: AJ582757 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ramamoorthy S, Sass H, Langner H, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Spring S, Overmann J, Rosenzweig RF. Desulfosporosinus lacus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from pristine freshwater lake sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2729-2736.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Ramamoorthy S, Sass H, Langner H, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Spring S, Overmann J, Rosenzweig RF. Desulfosporosinus lacus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from pristine freshwater lake sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2729-2736.

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Record number: 785764