Species Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus

Name: Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus Cao et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 101483; J2; MCCC 1A01867

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT750867 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao J, Gayet N, Zeng X, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain K. Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean and reclassification of four species of the genus Desulfovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3904-3911. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudodesulfovibrio Cao et al. 2016. Publication: Cao J, Gayet N, Zeng X, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain K. Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean and reclassification of four species of the genus Desulfovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3904-3911. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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: Pseudodesulfovibrio Cao et al. 2016

Assigned by: Cao J, Gayet N, Zeng X, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain K. Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean and reclassification of four species of the genus Desulfovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3904-3911. 🇨🇳

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