Name: Dethiosulfovibrio russensis Surkov et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: russ.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. russensis, pertaining to Staraja Russia [probably better: russiensis]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 12538; JCM 15825; SR 12

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF234542 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Surkov AV, Dubinina GA, Lysenko AM, Glockner FO, Kuever J. Dethiosulfovibrio russensis sp. nov., Dethosulfovibrio marinus sp. nov. and Dethosulfovibrio acidaminovorans sp. nov., novel anaerobic, thiosulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria isolated from 'Thiodendron' sulfur mats in different saline environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:327-337.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Dethiosulfovibrio starorussensis" Surkov et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Dethiosulfovibrio russensis Surkov et al. 2001 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Dethiosulfovibrio russensis Surkov et al. 2001 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Dethiosulfovibrio Magot et al. 1997

Assigned by: Surkov AV, Dubinina GA, Lysenko AM, Glockner FO, Kuever J. Dethiosulfovibrio russensis sp. nov., Dethosulfovibrio marinus sp. nov. and Dethosulfovibrio acidaminovorans sp. nov., novel anaerobic, thiosulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria isolated from 'Thiodendron' sulfur mats in different saline environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:327-337.

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