Name: Desulfosporosinus metallidurans Panova et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.tal.li.du’rans. L. neut. n. metallum, metal; L. pres. part. durans, enduring; N.L. masc. part. adj. metallidurans, named to indicate that the species is able to survive high metal concentrations

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fos-po-RO-si-nus me-tal-li-DU-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 104464; OL; VKM B-3021

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16S rRNA gene: MT359230 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Panova IA, Ikkert O, Avakyan MR, Kopitsyn DS, Mardanov AV, Pimenov NV, Shcherbakova VA, Ravin NV, Karnachuk OV. Desulfosporosinus metallidurans sp. nov., an acidophilic, metal-resistant sulfate-reducing bacterium from acid mine drainage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4876. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Panova IA, Ikkert O, Avakyan MR, Kopitsyn DS, Mardanov AV, Pimenov NV, Shcherbakova VA, Ravin NV, Karnachuk OV. Desulfosporosinus metallidurans sp. nov., an acidophilic, metal-resistant sulfate-reducing bacterium from acid mine drainage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4876. 🇷🇺

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