Name: Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus (ex Gromov and Mamkayeva 1972) Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: chlo.rel.la.vo.rus. N.L. fem. n. Chlorella, a genus of algae; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. masc. adj. chlorellavorus, Chlorella-devouring

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29753; NCIB 11383; NCIMB 11383

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM038000 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gromov BV, Mamkayeva KA. Proposal of a new genus Vampirovibrio for chlorellavorus bacteria previously assigned to Bdellovibrio. Mikrobiologia 1980; 49:165-167.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 5. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:676-677.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bdellovibrio chlorellavorus" Gromov and Mamkayeva 1972	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vampirovibrio Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980. Publication: Gromov BV, Mamkayeva KA. Proposal of a new genus Vampirovibrio for chlorellavorus bacteria previously assigned to Bdellovibrio. Mikrobiologia 1980; 49:165-167.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession HM038000, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit ATCC 29753, an affiliation with Bdellovibrionaceae (Proteobacteria) but observed an unstable rooting and 77% similarity against Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
  • 🧍 The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with an unstable rooting (77% similarity against Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus). Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.

Parent taxon: Vampirovibrio Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980

Assigned by: Gromov BV, Mamkayeva KA. Proposal of a new genus Vampirovibrio for chlorellavorus bacteria previously assigned to Bdellovibrio. Mikrobiologia 1980; 49:165-167.

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