Name: Maridesulfovibrio ferrireducens (Vandieken et al. 2006) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio ferrireducens Vandieken et al. 2006

Etymology: fer.ri.re’du.cens. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 61; DSM 16995; JCM 12925

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ148944 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio ferrireducens Vandieken et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Maridesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

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Record number: 17479