Name: "Desulfobacterium oleovorans" Aeckersberg et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.le.o’vo.rans. L. pres. part. vorans, eating; N.L. neut. part. adj. oleovorans, oil devouring

Pronunciation, gender: o-le-O-wo-rans, neuter

Original publication: Aeckersberg F, Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons to CO2 by a new type of sulfate-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:5-14.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 See also Kuever et al. (2005). Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus II. Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988, 136VP (Effective publication: Bak and Widdel 1986, 175). 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. 965-967.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Aeckersberg F, Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons to CO2 by a new type of sulfate-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:5-14.

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Record number: 26796