Name: Desulfovirga adipica Tanaka et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.di’pi.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum adipinum, adipic acid (adipate); L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. adipica, pertaining to adipic acid and the organism's ability to degrade it

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-DI-pi-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 12016; TsuA1; TsuAS1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ237605 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanaka K, Stackebrandt E, Tohyama S, Eguchi T. Desulfovirga adipica gen. nov., sp. nov., an adipate-degrading, gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:639-644. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfovirga Tanaka et al. 2000. Publication: Tanaka K, Stackebrandt E, Tohyama S, Eguchi T. Desulfovirga adipica gen. nov., sp. nov., an adipate-degrading, gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:639-644. 🇯🇵
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfovirga Tanaka et al. 2000

Assigned by: Tanaka K, Stackebrandt E, Tohyama S, Eguchi T. Desulfovirga adipica gen. nov., sp. nov., an adipate-degrading, gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:639-644. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 775717