desulfosporosinus desulfosporosinus desulfosporosinus is a genus of strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacteria, often found in soil. desulfosporosinus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: clostridiales family: desulfitobacteriaceae genus: desulfosporosinusstackebrandt et al. 1997 type species desulfosporosinus orientis(adams & postgate 1959) stackebrandt et al. 1997 species d. acididurans d. acidiphilus d. auripigmenti d. burensis d. fructosivorans d. hippei "ca. d. infrequens" d. lacus d. meridiei d. metallidurans d. nitroreducens d. orientis d. youngiae 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 fromnotes