Name: Haloanaerobium congolense Ravot et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin): … kon-go-LEN-se

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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Halanaerobium congolense corrig. Ravot et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halanaerobium congolense corrig. Ravot et al. 1998	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. 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: Haloanaerobium 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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