Name: Anaeroarcus burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Strömpl et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992

Etymology: bur.ki.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. burkinensis, pertaining to Burkina Faso, the place from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bur-ki-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51455; B4B0; CIP 105409; DSM 6283

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16S rRNA gene: AJ010961 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaeroarcus burkinabensis (Ouattara et al. 1992) Strömpl et al. 1999	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaeroarcus Strömpl et al. 1999. Publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 49:1870. Publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The specific epithet burkinabensis (sic) has been corrected because the Latin suffix -ensis is used only to indicate geographic locations, not the inhabitants (the etymology of the epithet burkinabensis, given by Ouattara et al. 1992, was N.L. adj. burkinabensis, from Burkinabe, inhabitants of Burkina Faso, West Africa). Publication: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Anaeroarcus Strömpl et al. 1999

Assigned by: Strompl C, Tindall BJ, Jarvis GN, Lunsdorf H, Moore ER, Hippe H. A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1861-1872. 🇩🇪

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