| VKM No. | B-2519 Type |
| Scientific name of the strain | Sphaerotilus montanus Gridneva et al. 2011 |
| Other culture collection No. | DSM 21226 |
| History | Grabovich M.Yu. VSU, HS |
| Received as | Sphaerotilus montanus Type |
| Source of isolation | deposits of iron oxides on the outflow of a ferrous iron-containing cold mountainous spring |
| Location | North Caucasus |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 108 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 25 |
| Storage methods | S-5 |
| DNA sequences | 16S rRNA gene: EU636006; gyrB gene: FJ161075; cpn60 gene: FJ167405 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |