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.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hansenii, of Hansen, named after P. Arne Hansen, a Danish-American bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … han-SE-ni-i, 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. — 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.

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