@article{PAR00010390, title = {{D}esulfosporosinus burensis sp nova, a spore-forming, mesophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep clay environment}, author = {{M}ayeux, {B}. and {F}ardeau, {M}arie-{L}aure and {B}artoli-{J}oseph, {M}. and {C}asalot, {L}aurence and {V}insot, {A}. and {L}abat, {M}arc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} novel anaerobic, {G}ram-positive, spore-forming, curved rod-shaped, mesophilic and sulfate-reducing bacterium was isolated from pore water collected in a borehole at -490 m in {B}ure ({F}rance). {T}his strain, designated {BSREI}1({T}), grew at temperatures between 5 degrees {C} and 30 degrees {C} (optimum 25 degrees {C}) and at a p{H} between 6 and 8 (optimum 7). {I}t did not require {N}a{C}l for growth, but tolerated it up to 1.5% {N}a{C}l. {S}ulfate, thiosulfate and elemental sulfur were used as terminal electron acceptors. {S}train {BSREI}1({T}) used crotonate, formate, lactate, pyruvate, fructose, glycerol and yeast extract as electron donors in the presence of sulfate. {T}he sole quinone was {MK}-7. {T}he {G}+{C} content of the genomic {DNA} was 43.3 mol%. {S}train {BSREI}1({T}) had the type strains of {D}esulfosporosinus lacus (16{S} r{RNA} gene sequence similarity of 96.83%), {D}esulfosporosinus meridiei (96.31%) and {D}esulfosporosinus hippei (96.16%) as its closest phylogenetic relatives. {O}n the basis of phylogenetic and physiological properties, strain {BSREI}1({T}) is proposed as a representative of a novel species of the genus {D}esulfosporosinus, {D}esulfosporosinus burensis sp. nov.; the type strain is {BSREI}1({T}) (={DSM} 24089({T})={JCM} 17380({T})).}, keywords = {{FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {S}ystematic and {E}volutionary {M}icrobiology}, volume = {63}, numero = {2}, pages = {593--598}, ISSN = {1466-5026}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1099/ijs.0.035238-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010390}, }