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Species Desulfovibrio carbinolicus
Name: Desulfovibrio carbinolicus Nanninga and Gottschal 1995
Etymology: car.bi.no’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. carbinol (gen. carbinolis), carbinol (syn. alcohol); L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. carbinolicus, pertaining to carbinols, intended to mean metabolizing alcohols
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kar-bi-NO-li-kus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 3852; EDK82; VKM B-1758
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ186201
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nanninga HJ, Gottschal JC. Properties of Desulfovibrio carbinolicus sp. nov. and Other Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Isolated from an Anaerobic-Purification Plant. Appl Environ Microbiol 1987; 53:802-809. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Solidesulfovibrio carbinolicus (Nanninga and Gottschal 1995) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Solidesulfovibrio carbinolicus (Nanninga and Gottschal 1995) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio carbinolicus 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 6 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:
Nanninga HJ, Gottschal JC. Properties of Desulfovibrio carbinolicus sp. nov. and Other Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Isolated from an Anaerobic-Purification Plant. Appl Environ Microbiol 1987; 53:802-809.
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Record number: 775667
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