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Species Desulfovibrio oceani
Name: Desulfovibrio oceani Finster and Kjeldsen 2012
Etymology: o.ce.a’ni. L. gen. masc. n. oceani, of the ocean
Type strain: DSM 21390; I.8.1; JCM 15970
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ655907
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Finster KW, Kjeldsen KU. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae subsp. nov., novel sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the oxygen minimum zone off the coast of Peru. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 97:221-229. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Halodesulfovibrio oceani (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Halodesulfovibrio oceani (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio oceani 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 culture collection accession numbers DSM 21390 and JCM 15970 have been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae Finster and Kjeldsen 2012 validly published under the ICNP synonym Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Finster and Kjeldsen 2012 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Finster KW, Kjeldsen KU. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae subsp. nov., novel sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the oxygen minimum zone off the coast of Peru. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 97:221-229. 🇩🇰
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Record number: 788790
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