Name: Halodesulfovibrio aestuarii (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Shivani et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. neut. n. aestuarium, a channel extending inland from the sea, and only filled with water at floodtide, an estuary; L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of an estuary

Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29578; NCIB 9335; NCIMB 9335; Sylt 3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ655909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:765-766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio acrylicus van der Maarel et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halodesulfovibrio Shivani et al. 2017. Publication: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93.
  • ⏰ According to Shivani et al. (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Desulfovibrio acrylicus van der Maarel et al. 1997. Publication: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Halodesulfovibrio Shivani et al. 2017

Assigned by: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93.

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Record number: 795043