Name: Anaerovibrio lipolyticus corrig. Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. lipolyticus, fat-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: an-a-e-ro-WI-bri-o li-po-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33276; CIP 105407; DSM 3074; VPI 7553

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB034191 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hungate RE. The Rumen and its Microbes. Academic Press, New York, 1966.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerovibrio lipolytica Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hungate RE. The Rumen and its Microbes. Academic Press, New York, 1966.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 8 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 49:1870; Anaerovibrio lipolytica (sic). Publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, lipolytica (sic) has been corrected by Strömpl et al. 1999. Publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hungate RE. The Rumen and its Microbes. Academic Press, New York, 1966.

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