Name: Thermodesulfovibrio thiophilus Sekiguchi et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. thiophilus, sulfur-loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^hi-O-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17215; JCM 13216; TDV

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB231857 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sekiguchi Y, Muramatsu M, Imachi H, Narihiro T, Ohashi A, Harada H, Hanada S, Kamagata Y. Thermodesulfovibrio aggregans sp. nov. and Thermodesulfovibrio thiophilus sp. nov., anaerobic, thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from thermophilic methanogenic sludge, and emended description of the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2541-2548.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfovibrio Henry et al. 1994

Assigned by: Sekiguchi Y, Muramatsu M, Imachi H, Narihiro T, Ohashi A, Harada H, Hanada S, Kamagata Y. Thermodesulfovibrio aggregans sp. nov. and Thermodesulfovibrio thiophilus sp. nov., anaerobic, thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from thermophilic methanogenic sludge, and emended description of the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2541-2548.

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