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Species Desulfovibrio oxamicus
Name: Desulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) López-Cortés et al. 2006
Basonym: Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ox.am’i.cus. N.L. masc. adj. oxamicus, pertaining to oxamic acid
Type strain: ATCC 33405; DSM 1925; Monticello 2; NCIB 9442; NCIMB 9442
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ295677
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lopez-Cortes A, Fardeau ML, Fauque G, Joulian C, Ollivier B. Reclassification of the sulfate- and nitrate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus as Desulfovibrio oxamicus sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1495-1499. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Nitratidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cupidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Wan et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Nitratidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio oxamicus 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 4 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.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lopez-Cortes A, Fardeau ML, Fauque G, Joulian C, Ollivier B. Reclassification of the sulfate- and nitrate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus as Desulfovibrio oxamicus sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1495-1499.
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Record number: 775699
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