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Species Desulfovibrio termitidis
Name: Desulfovibrio termitidis Trinkerl et al. 1991
Etymology: ter.mi’ti.dis. L. masc. n. termes (gen. termitis), a worm that eats wood, a termite; N.L. gen. masc. n. termitidis, pertaining to the termite, of a termite
Type strain: ATCC 49858; DSM 5308; HI 1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X87409
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Trinkerl M, Breunig A, Schauder R, Konig H. Desulfovibrio termitidis sp. nov., a carbohydrate-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium from the hindgut of a termite. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:372-377. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Nitratidesulfovibrio termitidis (Trinkerl et al. 1991) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Nitratidesulfovibrio termitidis (Trinkerl et al. 1991) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cupidesulfovibrio termitidis (Trinkerl et al. 1991) Wan et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio termitidis 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 = "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 2 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:
Trinkerl M, Breunig A, Schauder R, Konig H. Desulfovibrio termitidis sp. nov., a carbohydrate-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium from the hindgut of a termite. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:372-377.
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Record number: 775710
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