Name: Desulfohalobium utahense Jakobsen et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.ta.hen’se. N.L. neut. adj. utahense, pertaining to the state of Utah, USA, where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … u-ta-HEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 17720; EtOH3; VKM B-2384

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ067421 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jakobsen TF, Kjeldsen KU, Ingvorsen K. Desulfohalobium utahense sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from Great Salt Lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2063-2069. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfovermiculus utahensis (Jakobsen et al. 2006) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovermiculus utahensis (Jakobsen et al. 2006) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfohalobium utahense 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 Desulfohalobium.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfohalobium Ollivier et al. 1991

Assigned by: Jakobsen TF, Kjeldsen KU, Ingvorsen K. Desulfohalobium utahense sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from Great Salt Lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2063-2069. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 785404