Species Desulfovibrio gabonensis

Name: Desulfovibrio gabonensis Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.bo.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. gabonensis, pertaining to Gabon, a country in West Africa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o ga-bo-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700201; DSM 10636; SEBR 2840

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U31080 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tardy-Jacquenod C, Magot M, Laigret F, Kaghad M, Patel BK, Guezennec J, Matheron R, Caumette P. Desulfovibrio gabonensis sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil pipeline. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:710-715. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Oceanidesulfovibrio gabonensis (Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1996) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Oceanidesulfovibrio gabonensis (Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1996) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio gabonensis 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 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Tardy-Jacquenod C, Magot M, Laigret F, Kaghad M, Patel BK, Guezennec J, Matheron R, Caumette P. Desulfovibrio gabonensis sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil pipeline. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:710-715. 🇫🇷

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Species Desulfovibrio gabonensis