Name: Maridesulfovibrio salinus (Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio salinus Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018

Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, salty

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-ri-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o sa-LI-nus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 101510; JCM 31065; P1BSR

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT767983 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Maridesulfovibrio. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2021, p. 1-8. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio salinus Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018	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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Desulfovibrio salinus Ben Ali Gam et al. 2018. Publication: Ben Ali Gam Z, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Joseph M, Fauque G, Labat M. Characterization of Desulfovibrio salinus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a saline lake in Tunisia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:715-720. 🇫🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.

Parent taxon: Maridesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Maridesulfovibrio. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2021, p. 1-8. 🇩🇪

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