Name: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bac.te.ri.o’vo.rus. N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. masc. adj. bacteriovorus, bacteria devouring

Pronunciation, gender: bak-te-ri-O-wo-rus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15356; DSM 50701; HD 100; NCIB 9529; NCIMB 9529

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ292759 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stolp H, Starr MP. BDELLOVIBRIO BACTERIOVORUS GEN. ET SP. N., A PREDATORY, ECTOPARASITIC, AND BACTERIOLYTIC MICROORGANISM. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1963; 29:217-248.

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bdellovibrio Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Stolp H, Starr MP. BDELLOVIBRIO BACTERIOVORUS GEN. ET SP. N., A PREDATORY, ECTOPARASITIC, AND BACTERIOLYTIC MICROORGANISM. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1963; 29:217-248.
  • 😷 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 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. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. 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 463 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Bdellovibrio Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stolp H, Starr MP. BDELLOVIBRIO BACTERIOVORUS GEN. ET SP. N., A PREDATORY, ECTOPARASITIC, AND BACTERIOLYTIC MICROORGANISM. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1963; 29:217-248.

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Record number: 773988