Desulfosporosinus


Desulfosporosinus is a genus of strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacteria, often found in soil.
The type species D. orientis was isolated in 1959 with the proposed name Desulfovibrio orientis, and was later assigned to the genus Desulfotomaculum. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data Desulfotomaculum orientis was reclassified as Desulfosporosinus orientis in 1997.

Species

SpeciesType strainIsolated fromNotesReferences
D. acididuransM1 Acidic sedimentmoderately acidophilic
D. acidiphilusSJ4 Acid mine drainage sedimentmoderately acidophilic
D. auripigmentiOREX-4 Freshwater sediment
D. burensisBSREI1 Borehole
D. fructosivorans63.6F Marine subsurface sediment
D. hippei343 Permafrost soil
D. lacusSTP12 Freshwater sediment
D. meridieiS10 Gasolene-contaminated groundwater
D. nitroreducens59.4B Marine subsurface sediment
D. orientisSingapore I Soil
D. youngiaeJW/YJL-B18 Constructed wetland / acid mine drainage sediment

Genomes

Five complete Desulfosporosinus genomes are available, and another two genomes are in the progress of being sequenced.
StrainStatusYearAccession numberReferences
D. acididurans M1Published draft2015
D. acidiphilus SJ4Complete and published2012
D. meridiei S10Complete and published2012
D. orientis Singapore IComplete and published2011
D. sp. OTComplete and published2011
D. youngiae JW/YJL-B18Complete and published2011

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Unassigned species:D. paludis Dyksma et al. 2025
  • "D. sediminicola" Jiang et al. 2025
  • "D. shakirovi" Eskova et al. 2025