Species ***Desulfovibrio* *zosterae***

Name: Desulfovibrio zosterae Nielsen et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zos’te.rae. N.L. fem. n. Zostera, a scientific generic name; N.L. gen. fem. n. zosterae, of Zostera, denoting that the bacterium was isolated from the plant Zostera marina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o ZOS-te-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 11974; lac

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18049 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nielsen JT, Liesack W, Finster K. Desulfovibrio zosterae sp. nov., a new sulfate reducer isolated from surface-sterilized roots of the seagrass Zostera marina. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:859-865. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Maridesulfovibrio zosterae" (Nielsen et al. 1999) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.09580 (N = 11).
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nielsen JT, Liesack W, Finster K. Desulfovibrio zosterae sp. nov., a new sulfate reducer isolated from surface-sterilized roots of the seagrass Zostera marina. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:859-865. 🇩🇰

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Species Desulfovibrio zosterae

Species ***Desulfovibrio* *zosterae***