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Species Desulfovibrio gigas
Name: Desulfovibrio gigas Le Gall 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: gi’gas. Gr. masc. n. gigas, a giant (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: GI-gas, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 19364; DSM 1382; NCIB 9332; NCIMB 9332; VKM B-1759
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M34400
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Legall J. A NEW SPECIES OF DESULFOVIBRIO. J Bacteriol 1963; 86:1120. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Megalodesulfovibrio gigas (Le Gall 1963) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Megalodesulfovibrio gigas (Le Gall 1963) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio gigas 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 356 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.
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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:
Legall J. A NEW SPECIES OF DESULFOVIBRIO. J Bacteriol 1963; 86:1120.
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Record number: 775683
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