Name: Phosphitispora fastidiosa Mao et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fas.ti.di.o’sa. L. fem. adj. fastidiosa, fastidious, picky, referring to its very small substrate range

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^hos-p^hi-TI-spo-ra fas-ti-di-O-sa, feminine

Type strain: DYL19; GDMCC 1.2680; KCTC 25291

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16S rRNA gene: MZ227813 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mao Z, Grassle F, Frey J, Franchini P, Schleheck D, Muller N, Schink B. Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5142. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Phosphitispora Mao et al. 2021. Publication: Mao Z, Grassle F, Frey J, Franchini P, Schleheck D, Muller N, Schink B. Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5142. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phosphitispora Mao et al. 2021

Assigned by: Mao Z, Grassle F, Frey J, Franchini P, Schleheck D, Muller N, Schink B. Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5142. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 24910