Name: Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ke.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkenum, alkene, a specific hydrocarbon molecule; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. part. adj. alkenivorans, devouring alkenes

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-924; DSM 16219; PF2803

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16S rRNA gene: AY493562 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cravo-Laureau C, Matheron R, Joulian C, Cayol JL, Hirschler-Rea A. Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans sp. nov., a novel n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium, and emended description of the genus Desulfatibacillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1639-1642.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Desulfatibacillum Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004

Assigned by: Cravo-Laureau C, Matheron R, Joulian C, Cayol JL, Hirschler-Rea A. Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans sp. nov., a novel n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium, and emended description of the genus Desulfatibacillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1639-1642.

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Record number: 775524