Name: Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae Finster and Kjeldsen 2012

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ga.la.te’ae. L. fem. n. Galatea, a nereid; L. gen. fem. n. galateae, of Galatea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o o-KE-a-ni ga-la-TE-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21391; I9; I.9.1; JCM 15971

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ655908 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Finster KW, Kjeldsen KU. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae subsp. nov., novel sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the oxygen minimum zone off the coast of Peru. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 97:221-229. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae 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 oceani within a separate genus Desulfovibrio.
  • 😷 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 oceani Finster and Kjeldsen 2012

Assigned by: Finster KW, Kjeldsen KU. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae subsp. nov., novel sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the oxygen minimum zone off the coast of Peru. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 97:221-229. 🇩🇰

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