Name: Desulfobotulus sapovorans (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio sapovorans Widdel 1981

Etymology: sa.po.vo.rans. M.L. masc. n. sapo, soap; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. part. adj. sapovorans, devouring soap (i.e. higher fatty acids)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 1pa3; ATCC 33892; DSM 2055; Lindhorst

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ789839 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 127. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:923-925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio sapovorans Widdel 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 970-971.

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