Name: Halanaerobium congolense corrig. Ravot et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.go.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. congolense, pertaining to Congo, Central Africa [probably better: congonense]

Pronunciation, gender: kon-go-LEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 11287; SEBR 4224

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16S rRNA gene: U76632 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ravot G, Magot M, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Thomas P, Garcia JL. Haloanaerobium congolense sp. nov., an anaerobic, moderately halophilic, thiosulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacterium from an African oil field. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 147:81-88. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloanaerobium congolense Ravot et al. 1998	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Haloanaerobium (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000. Publication: Oren A. Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanaerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2229-2230. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halanaerobium corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984

Assigned by: Ravot G, Magot M, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Thomas P, Garcia JL. Haloanaerobium congolense sp. nov., an anaerobic, moderately halophilic, thiosulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacterium from an African oil field. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 147:81-88. 🇦🇺

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