Name: Desulfosporosinus nitroreducens Vandieken et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tro.re.du’cens. Gr. neut. n. nitron, nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to reduced oxidation state; N.L. masc. part. adj. nitroreducens, reducing nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fos-po-RO-si-nus ni-tro-re-DU-kens, masculine

Type strain: 59.4B; DSM 101608; JCM 31105

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX822013 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandieken V, Niemann H, Engelen B, Cypionka H. Marinisporobacter balticus gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfosporosinus nitroreducens sp. nov. and Desulfosporosinus fructosivorans sp. nov., new spore-forming bacteria isolated from subsurface sediments of the Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1887-1893. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Vandieken V, Niemann H, Engelen B, Cypionka H. Marinisporobacter balticus gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfosporosinus nitroreducens sp. nov. and Desulfosporosinus fructosivorans sp. nov., new spore-forming bacteria isolated from subsurface sediments of the Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1887-1893. 🇩🇪

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