Name: Desulfobotulus sapovorans (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio sapovorans Widdel 1981

Etymology: sa.po’vo.rans. L. masc. n. sapo, soap; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. sapovorans, devouring soap (i.e. higher fatty acids)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-BO-tu-lus sa-PO-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 1pa3; ATCC 33892; DSM 2055; Lindhorst

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ789839 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 127. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:923-925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio sapovorans Widdel 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971. 🇩🇪

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