Name: Desulforhopalus vacuolatus Isaksen and Teske 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.cu.o.la’tus. N.L. masc. adj. vacuolatus, vacuolated due to the morphology of the cells; from L. v. vacuo, to make empty or void

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700480; DSM 9700; ltk 10

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L42613 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Isaksen MF, Teske A. Desulforhopalus vacuolatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium with gas vacuoles isolated from a temperate estuary. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:160-168.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 70. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:935-936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulforhopalus Isaksen and Teske 1999. Publication: Isaksen MF, Teske A. Desulforhopalus vacuolatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium with gas vacuoles isolated from a temperate estuary. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:160-168.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulforhopalus Isaksen and Teske 1999

Assigned by: Isaksen MF, Teske A. Desulforhopalus vacuolatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium with gas vacuoles isolated from a temperate estuary. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:160-168.

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Record number: 775607