Name: Pelospora glutarica Matthies et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glu.ta’ri.ca. N.L. fem. adj. glutarica, referring to glutarate, as the key substrate of this species; from N.L. neut. n. acidum glutaricum, glutaric acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-LO-spo-ra glu-TA-ri-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-162; DSM 6652; WoGl3

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16S rRNA gene: AJ251214 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Matthies C, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Pelospora glutarica gen. nov., sp. nov., a glutarate-fermenting, strictly anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:645-648. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pelospora Matthies et al. 2000. Publication: Matthies C, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Pelospora glutarica gen. nov., sp. nov., a glutarate-fermenting, strictly anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:645-648. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Syntrophomonas". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Pelospora Matthies et al. 2000

Assigned by: Matthies C, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Pelospora glutarica gen. nov., sp. nov., a glutarate-fermenting, strictly anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:645-648. 🇩🇪

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