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Species Desulfovibrio legallis
Name: Desulfovibrio legallis Thabet et al. 2013
Type strain: CCUG 54389; DSM 19129; H1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ225426
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Thabet OB, Wafa T, Eltaief K, Cayol JL, Hamdi M, Fauque G, Fardeau ML. Desulfovibrio legallis sp. nov.: a moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a wastewater digestor in Tunisia. Curr Microbiol 2011; 62:486-491. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Desulfovibrio legallii corrig. Thabet et al. 2013
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Desulfovibrio legallii corrig. Thabet et al. 2013 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 Spelling of the specific epithet has been corrected on validation.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thabet OB, Wafa T, Eltaief K, Cayol JL, Hamdi M, Fauque G, Fardeau ML. Desulfovibrio legallis sp. nov.: a moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a wastewater digestor in Tunisia. Curr Microbiol 2011; 62:486-491. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 790424
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