Species Halobacteriovorax litoralis

Name: Halobacteriovorax litoralis (Baer et al. 2004) Koval et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacteriovorax litoralis Baer et al. 2004

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the coast

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-te-ri-O-wo-rax li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-684; DSM 15409; JS5

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF084859 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Koval SF, Williams HN, Stine OC. Reclassification of Bacteriovorax marinus as Halobacteriovorax marinus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis as Halobacteriovorax litoralis comb. nov.; description of Halobacteriovoraceae fam. nov. in the class Deltaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:593-597. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteriovorax litoralis Baer et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halobacteriovorax Koval et al. 2015

Assigned by: Koval SF, Williams HN, Stine OC. Reclassification of Bacteriovorax marinus as Halobacteriovorax marinus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis as Halobacteriovorax litoralis comb. nov.; description of Halobacteriovoraceae fam. nov. in the class Deltaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:593-597. 🇨🇦

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