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Species Desulfovibrio aminophilus
Name: Desulfovibrio aminophilus Baena et al. 1999
Etymology: a.mi.no’phi.lus. N.L. fem. n. amina, amine (amino in compound words involving chemicals); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. aminophilus, amine loving, intended to mean amino acid loving
Pronunciation, gender: a-mi-NO-phi-lus, masculine
Type strain: ALA-3; DSM 12254
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF067964
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Desulfovibrio aminophilus sp. nov., a novel amino acid degrading and sulfate reducing bacterium from an anaerobic dairy wastewater lagoon. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:498-504. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 69. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:341-342.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Aminidesulfovibrio aminophilus" (Baena et al. 1999) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Aminidesulfovibrio aminophilus" (Baena et al. 1999) Galushko and Kuever 2019 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.10396 (N = 11).
- 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Desulfovibrio aminophilus sp. nov., a novel amino acid degrading and sulfate reducing bacterium from an anaerobic dairy wastewater lagoon. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:498-504.
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Record number: 775658
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