Name: Thalassospira povalilytica Nogi et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.va.li.ly.ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. povalum, poval (polyvinyl alcohol); Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, loosening, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. povalilytica, poval-dissolving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 26719; JCM 18746; Zumi 95

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB548215 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nogi Y, Yoshizumi M, Miyazaki M. Thalassospira povalilytica sp. nov., a polyvinyl-alcohol-degrading marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1149-1153.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The term "phylogenetic definition" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Thalassospira López-López et al. 2002

Assigned by: Nogi Y, Yoshizumi M, Miyazaki M. Thalassospira povalilytica sp. nov., a polyvinyl-alcohol-degrading marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1149-1153.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/thalassospira-povalilyticaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 791669