Species Geobacter lovleyi

Name: Geobacter lovleyi Sung et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lov.ley’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lovleyi, of Lovley, named to recognize the contributions of Derek R. Lovley to our understanding of microbial metal and radionuclide reduction

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-BAK-ter low-LEY-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1151; DSM 17278; SZ

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY914177 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sung Y, Fletcher KE, Ritalahti KM, Apkarian RP, Ramos-Hernandez N, Sanford RA, Mesbah NM, Loffler FE. Geobacter lovleyi sp. nov. strain SZ, a novel metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating bacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:2775-2782. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 129. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2129-2130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Trichlorobacter lovleyi (Sung et al. 2009) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04954 (N = 7).
  • 😷 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 38 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Sung Y, Fletcher KE, Ritalahti KM, Apkarian RP, Ramos-Hernandez N, Sanford RA, Mesbah NM, Loffler FE. Geobacter lovleyi sp. nov. strain SZ, a novel metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating bacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:2775-2782. 🇺🇸

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