Name: Chlorobium vibrioforme Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.bri.o.for’me. 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. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. neut. adj. vibrioforme, vibrio-shaped [probably better: vibrioniforme]

Pronunciation, gender: wi-bri-o-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 81026; DSM 260; Moss Ldg.; SMG 260

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Effective publication: Pelsh AO. Hydrobiology of Karabugz Bay of the Kaspian Sea. Trudy Solyanoi Laboratorii, Vsesoyuznogo Instituta Metallurgii NISNKT. Izdatelstvo Akademya Nauk SSSR, Moscow, Leningrad 1936; 5:49-126.

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: synonym

Correct name: Prosthecochloris vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prosthecochloris vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chlorobium vibrioforme is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chlorobium.
  • 😷 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 57 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pelsh AO. Hydrobiology of Karabugz Bay of the Kaspian Sea. Trudy Solyanoi Laboratorii, Vsesoyuznogo Instituta Metallurgii NISNKT. Izdatelstvo Akademya Nauk SSSR, Moscow, Leningrad 1936; 5:49-126.

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Record number: 774666