Desulfosporosinus
Genus of bacteria
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Desulfosporosinus is a genus of strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacteria, often found in soil.
| Desulfosporosinus | |
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| Desulfosporosinus paludis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Desulfitobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Desulfosporosinus orientis (Adams & Postgate 1959) Stackebrandt et al. 1997 | |
| Species[3] | |
The type species D. orientis was isolated in 1959[4] with the proposed name Desulfovibrio orientis, and was later assigned to the genus Desulfotomaculum.[5] Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data Desulfotomaculum orientis was reclassified as Desulfosporosinus orientis in 1997.[1]
Species
| Species | Type strain | Isolated from | Notes | References |
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| D. acididurans | M1 (DSM 27692) | Acidic sediment | moderately acidophilic | [6] |
| D. acidiphilus | SJ4 (DSM 22704) | Acid mine drainage sediment | moderately acidophilic | [7] |
| D. auripigmenti | OREX-4 (DSM 13351) | Freshwater sediment | ([8]) [9] | |
| D. burensis | BSREI1 (DSM 24089) | Borehole | [10] | |
| D. fructosivorans | 63.6F (DSM140297) | Marine subsurface sediment | [11] | |
| D. hippei | 343 (DSM 8344) | Permafrost soil | [2] | |
| D. lacus | STP12 (DSM 15449) | Freshwater sediment | [12] | |
| D. meridiei | S10 (DSM 13257) | Gasolene-contaminated groundwater | [13] | |
| D. nitroreducens | 59.4B (DSM 140295) | Marine subsurface sediment | [14] | |
| D. orientis | Singapore I (DSM 765) | Soil | ([4][5]) [1] | |
| D. youngiae | JW/YJL-B18 (DSM 17734) | Constructed wetland / acid mine drainage sediment | [15] |
Genomes
Five complete Desulfosporosinus genomes are available, and another two genomes are in the progress of being sequenced.
| Strain | Status | Year | Accession number | References |
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| D. acididurans M1 | Published draft | 2015 | LDZY00000000 | [16] |
| D. acidiphilus SJ4 | Complete and published | 2012 | CP003639 | [17] |
| D. meridiei S10 | Complete and published | 2012 | CP003629 | [17] |
| D. orientis Singapore I | Complete and published | 2011 | CP003108 | [17] |
| D. sp. OT | Complete and published | 2011 | AGAF00000000 | [18] |
| D. youngiae JW/YJL-B18 | Complete and published | 2011 | CM001441 | [17] |
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[19] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[3]
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Unassigned species:
- D. paludis Dyksma et al. 2025
- "D. sediminicola" Jiang et al. 2025
- "D. shakirovi" Eskova et al. 2025
