Name: Anaerovibrio burkinensis corrig. Ouattara et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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: an-a-e-ro-WI-bri-o 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: 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: Anaeromusa burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Heng 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Selenomonas acidaminophila" Nanninga et al. 1987	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Anaeromusa acidaminophila Baena et al. 1999	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anaeromusa burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Heng 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anaeroarcus burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Strömpl et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Heng (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Anaeromusa acidaminophila Baena et al. 1999. Publication: Heng YC. Sequence-based reclassification of seven species within the families Acidaminococcaceae and Sporomusaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7239. 🇸🇬
  • ⏰ According to Heng (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Selenomonas acidaminophila" Nanninga et al. 1987. Publication: Heng YC. Sequence-based reclassification of seven species within the families Acidaminococcaceae and Sporomusaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7239. 🇸🇬
  • ❗ Anaerovibrio burkinensis 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.
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2026-07-27.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-30.
  • 🙅 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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