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Species Desulfovibrio litoralis
Name: Desulfovibrio litoralis Sass et al. 1998
Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore, pertaining to the habitat from where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 11393; STL6
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X99504
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Sass H, Berchtold M, Branke J, Konig H, Cypionka H, Babenzien HD. Psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing bacteria from an oxic freshwater sediment, description of Desulfovibrio cuneatus sp. nov. and Desulfovibrio litoralis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:212-219. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.
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 "Frigididesulfovibrio litoralis" (Sass et al. 1998) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time 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.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Sass H, Berchtold M, Branke J, Konig H, Cypionka H, Babenzien HD. Psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing bacteria from an oxic freshwater sediment, description of Desulfovibrio cuneatus sp. nov. and Desulfovibrio litoralis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:212-219.
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Record number: 775693
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