Name: Bacteriovorax stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Baer et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bdellovibrio stolpii Seidler et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: stol’pi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. stolpii, of Stolp, named after the German microbiologist Heinz Stolp

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … STOL-pi-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27052; DSM 12778; DSM 50722; Uki2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M34125 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baer ML, Ravel J, Chun J, Hill RT, Williams HN. A proposal for the reclassification of Bdellovibrio stolpii and Bdellovibrio starrii into a new genus, Bacteriovorax gen. nov. as Bacteriovorax stolpii comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax starrii comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:219-224. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Bdellovibrio stolpii Seidler et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bacteriovorax Baer et al. 2000. Publication: Baer ML, Ravel J, Chun J, Hill RT, Williams HN. A proposal for the reclassification of Bdellovibrio stolpii and Bdellovibrio starrii into a new genus, Bacteriovorax gen. nov. as Bacteriovorax stolpii comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax starrii comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:219-224. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Piñeiro et al. 2008 propose to transfer Bacteriovorax stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Baer et al. 2000, the type species of the genus Bacteriovorax, to the genus Bacteriolyticum Piñeiro et al. 2008 as Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008, comb. nov. According to Principle 1, Rule 15, Rule 37a and 51b (2) the new combination Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008 is prohibited. Publication: Pineiro SA, Williams HN, Stine OC. Phylogenetic relationships amongst the saltwater members of the genus Bacteriovorax using rpoB sequences and reclassification of Bacteriovorax stolpii as Bacteriolyticum stolpii gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1203-1209. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Bacteriovorax Baer et al. 2000

Assigned by: Baer ML, Ravel J, Chun J, Hill RT, Williams HN. A proposal for the reclassification of Bdellovibrio stolpii and Bdellovibrio starrii into a new genus, Bacteriovorax gen. nov. as Bacteriovorax stolpii comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax starrii comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:219-224. 🇺🇸

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