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Species Desulfovibrio oxyclinae
Name: Desulfovibrio oxyclinae Krekeler et al. 2000
Etymology: o.xy.cli’nae. N.L. fem. n. oxyclina, oxycline; N.L. gen. fem. n. oxyclinae, of oxycline, referring to the oxycline as habitat
Type strain: DSM 11498; P1B
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U33316
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Krekeler D, Sigalevich P, Teske A, Cypionka H, Cohen Y. A sulfate-reducing bacterium from the oxic layer of a microbial mat from Solar Lake (Sinai), Desulfovibrio oxyclinae sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1997; 167:369-375. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.
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 "Pseudodesulfovibrio oxyclinae" (Krekeler et al. 2000) Galushko and Kuever 2019 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.15814 (N = 15).
- 😷 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 7 times 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.
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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.
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Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Krekeler D, Sigalevich P, Teske A, Cypionka H, Cohen Y. A sulfate-reducing bacterium from the oxic layer of a microbial mat from Solar Lake (Sinai), Desulfovibrio oxyclinae sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1997; 167:369-375. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 775700
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