Name: Denitrovibrio acetiphilus Myhr and Torsvik 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ce.ti’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; from L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. acetiphilus, loving or requiring acetate

Pronunciation, gender: a-ke-TI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 12809; N2460; NBRC 114555

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16S rRNA gene: AF146526 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Myhr S, Torsvik T. Denitrovibrio acetiphilus, a novel genus and species of dissimilatory nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil reservoir model column. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1611-1619.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Denitrovibrio Myhr and Torsvik 2000. Publication: Myhr S, Torsvik T. Denitrovibrio acetiphilus, a novel genus and species of dissimilatory nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil reservoir model column. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1611-1619.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Kiss H, Lang E, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Nolan M, Glavina Del Rio T, Chen F, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Denitrovibrio acetiphilus type strain (N2460). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:270-279.

Parent taxon: Denitrovibrio Myhr and Torsvik 2000

Assigned by: Myhr S, Torsvik T. Denitrovibrio acetiphilus, a novel genus and species of dissimilatory nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil reservoir model column. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1611-1619.

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