Name: Desulfurispora thermophila Kaksonen et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 16022; JCM 14018; RA50E1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY548776 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kaksonen AH, Spring S, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Puhakka JA. Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1089-1094.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfurispora Kaksonen et al. 2007. Publication: Kaksonen AH, Spring S, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Puhakka JA. Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1089-1094.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfurispora Kaksonen et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kaksonen AH, Spring S, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Puhakka JA. Desulfurispora thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, spore-forming sulfate-reducer isolated from a sulfidogenic fluidized-bed reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1089-1094.

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