Name: Desulfobacter halotolerans Brandt and Ingvorsen 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. inf. v. tolerare, to tolerate; N.L. masc. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating

Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 11383; GSL-Ac1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: Y14745 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Brandt KK, Ingvorsen K. Desulfobacter halotolerans sp. nov., a halotolerant acetate-oxidizing sulfatereducing bacterium isolated from sediments of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Syst Appl Microbiol 1997; 20:366-373.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
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  • 😷 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. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacter Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Brandt KK, Ingvorsen K. Desulfobacter halotolerans sp. nov., a halotolerant acetate-oxidizing sulfatereducing bacterium isolated from sediments of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Syst Appl Microbiol 1997; 20:366-373.

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