Name: Halovibrio denitrificans Sorokin et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. masc. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 15503; HGD 3; UNIQEM U232

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ072718 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Galinski EA, Belloch C, Tindall BJ. Extremely halophilic denitrifying bacteria from hypersaline inland lakes, Halovibrio denitrificans sp. nov. and Halospina denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., and evidence that the genus name Halovibrio Fendrich 1989 with the type species Halovibrio variabilis should be associated with DSM 3050. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:379-388.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and together with Halomonas utahensis may be classified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
  • 🧍 According to Rule 28b(2), Halovibrio denitrificans Sorokin et al. 2006 is not validly published. See (i) the note for Halovibrio variabilis, and (ii) the request for an Opinion by Sorokin and Tindall. Publication: Sorokin DY, Tindall BJ. The status of the genus name Halovibrio Fendrich 1989 and the identity of the strains Pseudomonas halophila DSM 3050 and Halomonas variabilis DSM 3051. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:487-489.

Parent taxon: Halovibrio Fendrich 1989

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Galinski EA, Belloch C, Tindall BJ. Extremely halophilic denitrifying bacteria from hypersaline inland lakes, Halovibrio denitrificans sp. nov. and Halospina denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., and evidence that the genus name Halovibrio Fendrich 1989 with the type species Halovibrio variabilis should be associated with DSM 3050. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:379-388.

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