Name: Phaeovibrio sulfidiphilus Lakshmi et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fi.di’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. sulfidum, sulfide; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friendly to, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. sulfidiphilus, sulfide-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ha͡e-o-WI-bri-o sul-fi-DI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23193; JA480; KCTC 5825; NBRC 106163

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16S rRNA gene: FN391894 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lakshmi KV, Sasikala Ch, Ashok Kumar GV, Chandrasekaran R, Ramana ChV. Phaeovibrio sulfidiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., phototrophic alphaproteobacteria isolated from brackish water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:828-833. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Phaeovibrio Lakshmi et al. 2011. Publication: Lakshmi KV, Sasikala Ch, Ashok Kumar GV, Chandrasekaran R, Ramana ChV. Phaeovibrio sulfidiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., phototrophic alphaproteobacteria isolated from brackish water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:828-833. 🇮🇳
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phaeovibrio Lakshmi et al. 2011

Assigned by: Lakshmi KV, Sasikala Ch, Ashok Kumar GV, Chandrasekaran R, Ramana ChV. Phaeovibrio sulfidiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., phototrophic alphaproteobacteria isolated from brackish water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:828-833. 🇮🇳

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