Name: Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus Postgate and Campbell 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ox.am’i.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum oxamicum, oxamic acid; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. oxamicus, pertaining to oxamic acid

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33405; DSM 1925; Monticello 2; NCIB 9442; NCIMB 9442

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ295677 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: Nitratidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cupidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Wan et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Desulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) López-Cortés et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Nitratidesulfovibrio oxamicus (Postgate and Campbell 1966) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus 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 vulgaris 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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. — 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 vulgaris Postgate and Campbell 1966 (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: 775714