Name: Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bur.ki.na.ben’sis. N.L. masc. adj. burkinabensis, from Burkinabe, inhabitants of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Pronunciation, gender: bur-ki-na-BEN-sis, masculine

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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ010961 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ouattara AS, Traore AS, Garcia JL. Characterization of Anaerovibrio burkinabensis sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting bacterium isolated from rice field soils. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:390-397.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Anaerovibrio burkinabensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Anaerovibrio.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ouattara AS, Traore AS, Garcia JL. Characterization of Anaerovibrio burkinabensis sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting bacterium isolated from rice field soils. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:390-397.

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Record number: 773263