Name: Desulfohalovibrio alkalitolerans (Abildgaard et al. 2006) Spring et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio alkalitolerans Abildgaard et al. 2006

Etymology: al.ka.li.to’le.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-li-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16529; JCM 12612; RT2

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16S rRNA gene: AY649785 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alkalidesulfovibrio alkalitolerans (Abildgaard et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalidesulfovibrio alkalitolerans (Abildgaard et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfovibrio alkalitolerans Abildgaard et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfohalovibrio alkalitolerans 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 Desulfohalovibrio.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Desulfohalovibrio Spring et al. 2019

Assigned by: Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 801362