Name: Desulfosporosinus youngiae Lee et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: youn’gi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. youngiae, of Young, in recognition of the contributions of Lily Y. Young to our understanding of the physiology and ecology of anaerobic bacteria

Pronunciation, gender: YOUN-gi-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1261; DSM 17734; JW/YJL-B18

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16S rRNA gene: DQ117470 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee YJ, Romanek CS, Wiegel J. Desulfosporosinus youngiae sp. nov., a spore-forming, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2743-2746.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:269-270.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Lee YJ, Romanek CS, Wiegel J. Desulfosporosinus youngiae sp. nov., a spore-forming, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2743-2746.

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Record number: 775616