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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Desulfovibrio falkowii

Name: Desulfovibrio falkowii Hamaguchi et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fal.ko’wi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. falkowii, named after Dr. Stanley Falkow, an American microbiologist, in recognition of his contributions to the field of microbiology

Pronunciation, gender: fal-KO-wi-i, masculine

Type strain: 13CB8C; DSM 116810; JCM 36128

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC776912 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636.

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Record number: 56617
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