Name: Acidovorax defluvii Schulze et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.flu’vi.i. L. gen. neut. n. defluvii, of sewage

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-DO-wo-rax de-FLU-wi-i, masculine

Type strain: BSB 411; CCUG 49021; CIP 106824; DSM 12644

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18616 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schulze R, Spring S, Amann R, Huber I, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Kampfer P. Genotypic diversity of Acidovorax strains isolated from activated sludge and description of Acidovorax defluvii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:205-214. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14422 (N = 3).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Assigned by: Schulze R, Spring S, Amann R, Huber I, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Kampfer P. Genotypic diversity of Acidovorax strains isolated from activated sludge and description of Acidovorax defluvii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:205-214. 🇩🇪

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