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Species Desulfovibrio burkinensis
Name: Desulfovibrio burkinensis Ouattara et al. 1999
Etymology: bur.ki.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. burkinensis, pertaining to Burkina Faso, West Africa
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bur-ki-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 700846; DSM 6830; HDv
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16S rRNA gene:
AF053752
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ouattara AS, Patel BK, Cayol JL, Cuzin N, Traore AS, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Desulfovibrio burkinensis sp. nov. from an African ricefield, and phylogeny of Desulfovibrio alcoholivorans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:639-643. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Solidesulfovibrio burkinensis (Ouattara et al. 1999) Waite et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Solidesulfovibrio burkinensis (Ouattara et al. 1999) Waite et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio burkinensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfovibrio.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Ouattara AS, Patel BK, Cayol JL, Cuzin N, Traore AS, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Desulfovibrio burkinensis sp. nov. from an African ricefield, and phylogeny of Desulfovibrio alcoholivorans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:639-643. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 775665
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