Name: Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida Lorowitz et al. 1989

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: sa.po.na’vi.da. M.L. masc. n. sapo (gen. saponis), soap; L. masc. adj. avidus, avidous, greedy; N.L. fem. adj. saponavida, greedy for soap

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 4212; SD2 in coculture with Desulfovibrio sp. strain G-11 with sulfate in the medium

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ666175 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lorowitz WH, Zhao H, Bryant MP. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida subsp. nov., a long-chain fatty-acid-degrading, anaerobic, syntrophic bacterium. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. wolfei subsp. nov. and emended descriptions of the genus and species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:122-126.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Syntrophomonas saponavida" (Lorowitz et al. 1989) Wu et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CGMCC 1.5051; JCM 14075.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Syntrophomonas wolfei McInerney et al. 1982

Assigned by: Lorowitz WH, Zhao H, Bryant MP. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida subsp. nov., a long-chain fatty-acid-degrading, anaerobic, syntrophic bacterium. Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. wolfei subsp. nov. and emended descriptions of the genus and species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:122-126.

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Record number: 782359