Name: Halobacteriovorax vibrionivorans Ye et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.bri.o.ni’vo.rans. N.L. masc. n. Vibrio, a bacterial genus; L. pres. part. vorans, eating; N.L. masc. part. adj. vibrionivorans, eating Vibrio

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-te-ri-O-wo-rax wi-bri-o-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: BL9; JCM 32962; MCCC 1K03527

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH150810 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ye XS, Chen MX, Li HY, He XY, Zhao Y. Halobacteriovorax vibrionivorans sp. nov., a novel prokaryotic predator isolated from coastal seawater of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3917-3923. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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: Ye XS, Chen MX, Li HY, He XY, Zhao Y. Halobacteriovorax vibrionivorans sp. nov., a novel prokaryotic predator isolated from coastal seawater of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3917-3923. 🇨🇳

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.5686Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 5686