Name: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. neut. n. aestuarium, a channel extending inland from the sea, and only filled with water at floodtide, an estuary; L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of an estuary

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o de-sul-FU-ri-kans a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29578; NCIB 9335; NCIMB 9335; Sylt 3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ655909 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Postgate JR, Campbell LL. Classification of Desulfovibrio species, the nonsporulating sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1966; 30:732-738.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Halodesulfovibrio aestuarii (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Shivani et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio acrylicus van der Maarel et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Halodesulfovibrio aestuarii (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Shivani et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Desulfovibrio desulfuricans within a separate genus Desulfovibrio.
  • 😷 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 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Beijerinck 1895) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Postgate JR, Campbell LL. Classification of Desulfovibrio species, the nonsporulating sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1966; 30:732-738.

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Record number: 783738