Name: Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens Davidova et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.kan.ex.e’dens. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. pres. part. exedens, eating up; N.L. part. adj. alkanexedens, eating up alkanes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ALDC; ATCC BAA-1302; DSM 18185; JCM 13588

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX810196 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Choi OK, Suflita JM. Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2737-2742.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfoglaeba Davidova et al. 2006. Publication: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Choi OK, Suflita JM. Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2737-2742.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfoglaeba Davidova et al. 2006

Assigned by: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Choi OK, Suflita JM. Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2737-2742.

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Record number: 785772