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Species Desulfovibrio salinus
Name: Desulfovibrio salinus Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018
Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, salty
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sa-LI-nus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 101510; JCM 31065; P1BSR
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT767983
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ben Ali Gam Z, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Joseph M, Fauque G, Labat M. Characterization of Desulfovibrio salinus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a saline lake in Tunisia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:715-720. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Maridesulfovibrio salinus (Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018) Galushko and Kuever 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Maridesulfovibrio salinus (Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018) Galushko and Kuever 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio salinus 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 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Ben Ali Gam Z, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Joseph M, Fauque G, Labat M. Characterization of Desulfovibrio salinus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a saline lake in Tunisia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:715-720. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 796394
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