Name: Desulfosporosinus meridiei Robertson et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.ri.di.e’i. L. masc. n. meridies, the south; L. gen. masc. n. meridiei, of the south, referring to its isolation in the Southern Hemisphere

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fos-po-RO-si-nus me-ri-di-E-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-275; DSM 13257; NCIMB 13706; S10

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF076527 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Robertson WJ, Bowman JP, Franzmann PD, Mee BJ. Desulfosporosinus meridiei sp. nov., a spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from gasolene-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:133-140. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15743 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Robertson WJ, Bowman JP, Franzmann PD, Mee BJ. Desulfosporosinus meridiei sp. nov., a spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from gasolene-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:133-140. 🇦🇺

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