Name: Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis Shivani et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spi.ro.chae.ti.so.da’lis. N.L. fem. n. Spirochaeta, a bacterial genus; L. masc. n. sodalis, companion; N.L. masc. n. spirochaetisodalis, companion of spirochetes

Pronunciation, gender: spi-ro-k^ha͡e-ti-so-DA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100016; JC271; KCTC 15474

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16S rRNA gene: LN614381 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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

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: 795044