Species Megalodesulfovibrio paquesii

Name: Megalodesulfovibrio paquesii (van Houten et al. 2009) Waite et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio paquesii van Houten et al. 2009

Etymology: pa.que’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. paquesii, of Paques, named after Jos Paques, a Dutch biotechnologist and entrepreneur, in recognition of his contribution to the application of the biological sulphur cycle in anaerobic wastewater treatment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ga-lo-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o pa-KWE-si-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16681; JCM 14635; SB1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ447183 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio paquesii van Houten et al. 2009	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.

Parent taxon: Megalodesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

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Record number: 17450