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Species Desulfovibrio vulgaris
Name: Desulfovibrio vulgaris Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: vul.ga’ris. L. masc. adj. vulgaris, usual, common
Pronunciation, gender: wul-GA-ris, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 29579; CCUG 34227; CIP 107040; DSM 644; Hildenborough; LMG 7563; NCAIM B.01489; VKM B-1760
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF418179
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Postgate JR, Campbell LL. Classification of Desulfovibrio species, the nonsporulating sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1966; 30:732-738. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio vulgaris 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 = "default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; vulgaris: 1 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 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 1018 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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 vulgaris subsp. oxamicus Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP orphaned subspecies
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Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Postgate JR, Campbell LL. Classification of Desulfovibrio species, the nonsporulating sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1966; 30:732-738.
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Record number: 783742
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