Name: "Syntrophomonas saponavida" (Lorowitz et al. 1989) Wu et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida Lorowitz et al. 1989

Etymology: sa.po.na’vi.da. M.L. masc. n. sapo (gen. saponis), soap; L. masc. adj. avidus, greedy; N.L. fem. adj. saponavida, greedy for soap

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 4212; SD2 in coculture with Desulfovibrio sp. strain G-11 with sulfate in the medium

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ666175 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Wu C, Dong X, Liu X. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. methylbutyratica subsp. nov., and assignment of Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida to Syntrophomonas saponavida sp. nov. comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:376-380.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida Lorowitz et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida Lorowitz et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CGMCC 1.5051; JCM 14075.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No".

Parent taxon: Syntrophomonas McInerney et al. 1982

Assigned by: Wu C, Dong X, Liu X. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. methylbutyratica subsp. nov., and assignment of Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida to Syntrophomonas saponavida sp. nov. comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:376-380.

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Record number: 801195