Name: Sulfobacillus acidophilus Norris et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.do’phi.lus. L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. acidophilus, acid-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700253; DSM 10332; NAL

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB089842 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Norris PR, Clark DA, Owen JP, Waterhouse S. Characteristics of Sulfobacillus acidophilus sp. nov. and other moderately thermophilic mineral-sulphide-oxidizing bacteria. Microbiology 1996; 142 ( Pt 4):775-783.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 59. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1189-1190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 33 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Anderson I, Chertkov O, Chen A, Saunders E, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of the moderately thermophilic mineral-sulfide-oxidizing firmicute Sulfobacillus acidophilus type strain (NAL^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:1-13.

Parent taxon: Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991

Assigned by: Norris PR, Clark DA, Owen JP, Waterhouse S. Characteristics of Sulfobacillus acidophilus sp. nov. and other moderately thermophilic mineral-sulphide-oxidizing bacteria. Microbiology 1996; 142 ( Pt 4):775-783.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/sulfobacillus-acidophilusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 782303