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Species Desulfovibrio aespoeensis
Name: Desulfovibrio aespoeensis Motamedi and Pedersen 1998
Etymology: aes.poe.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. aespoeensis, pertaining to Äspö, in southeastern Sweden
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡es-po͡e-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: Aspo-2; ATCC 700646; DSM 10631
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16S rRNA gene:
X95230
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Motamedi M, Pedersen K. Desulfovibrio aespoeensis sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from deep groundwater at Aspo hard rock laboratory, Sweden. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:311-315. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:629.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudodesulfovibrio aespoeensis (Motamedi and Pedersen 1998) Cao et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudodesulfovibrio aespoeensis (Motamedi and Pedersen 1998) Cao et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio aespoeensis 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 Desulfovibrio.
- 😷 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 9 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: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Motamedi M, Pedersen K. Desulfovibrio aespoeensis sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from deep groundwater at Aspo hard rock laboratory, Sweden. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:311-315. 🇸🇪
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Record number: 775652
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