Name: Desulfofaba hansenii (Finster et al. 2001) Abildgaard et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfomusa hansenii Finster et al. 2001

Etymology: han.sen’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hansenii, of Hansen, named after P. Arne Hansen, a Danish-American bacteriologist

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700811; DSM 12642; P1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF321820 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abildgaard L, Ramsing NB, Finster K. Characterization of the marine propionate-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfofaba fastidiosa sp. nov. and reclassification of Desulfomusa hansenii as Desulfofaba hansenii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:393-399.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfomusa hansenii Finster et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfofaba Knoblauch et al. 1999

Assigned by: Abildgaard L, Ramsing NB, Finster K. Characterization of the marine propionate-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfofaba fastidiosa sp. nov. and reclassification of Desulfomusa hansenii as Desulfofaba hansenii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:393-399.

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Record number: 775575