Name: Chlorobium chlorovibrioides Gorlenko et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chlo.ro.vi.bri.o.i’des. Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, greenish-yellow, pale green; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. adj. chlorovibrioides, green vibrio-shaped

Pronunciation, gender: k^hlo-ro-wi-bri-o-I-des, neuter

Type strain: DSM 1377; UdG 6026 (proposed neotype strain)

Effective publication: Gorlenko VM, Chebotarev EN, Kachalkin VI. Participation of microorganisms in sulfur turnover in Pomiaretzkoe Lake. Mikrobiologiya 1974; 43:908-914.

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chlorobaculum chlorovibrioides" (Gorlenko et al. 1974) Imhoff 2003	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Misprinted as "Chlorobacterium chlorovibrioides" in the publication. Publication: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
  • 🧍 The type strain DSM 1377 is unavailable. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.

Parent taxon: Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gorlenko VM, Chebotarev EN, Kachalkin VI. Participation of microorganisms in sulfur turnover in Pomiaretzkoe Lake. Mikrobiologiya 1974; 43:908-914.

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Record number: 774659