Genus Curvibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Curvibacter Ding and Yokota 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Curvibacter gracilis Ding and Yokota 2004.
Etymology: L. adj. curvus, curved or crooked; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. curvibacter, curved rod.
Valid publication: DING (L.) and YOKOTA (A.): Proposals of Curvibacter gracilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum putei sp. nov. for bacterial strains isolated from well water and reclassification of [Pseudomonas] huttiensis, [Pseudomonas] lanceolata, [Aquaspirillum] delicatum and [Aquaspirillum] autotrophicum as Herbaspirillum huttiense comb. nov., Curvibacter lanceolatus comb. nov., Curvibacter delicatus comb. nov. and Herbaspirillum autotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2223-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Curvibacter delicatus (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 14667= CCUG 15846 = DSM 11558 = IAM 14955 = JCM 15147 = JCM 21432 = NBRC 14919 = LMG 4328.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078756.
Basonym: ¤ Aquaspirillum delicatum (Leifson 1962) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Spirillum delicatum" Leifson 1962.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. delicatus, delicate.
Valid publication: DING (L.) and YOKOTA (A.): Proposals of Curvibacter gracilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum putei sp. nov. for bacterial strains isolated from well water and reclassification of [Pseudomonas] huttiensis, [Pseudomonas] lanceolata, [Aquaspirillum] delicatum and [Aquaspirillum] autotrophicum as Herbaspirillum huttiense comb. nov., Curvibacter lanceolatus comb. nov., Curvibacter delicatus comb. nov. and Herbaspirillum autotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2223-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Curvibacter fontanus corrig. Ding and Yokota 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AQ9 = CCTCC AB 206021 = CCUG 49444 = IAM 15072 = JCM 21533.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB120963.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fontanus of or from a spring or fountain.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 136. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Effective publication: DING (L.) and YOKOTA (A.): Curvibacter fontana sp. nov., a microaerobic bacteria isolated from well water. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 267-271.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, fontana (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 136 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online
2 The accession number JCM 21533 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 136 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online
Curvibacter gracilis Ding and Yokota 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 7-1 = ATCC BAA-807 = CCUG 49445 = IAM 15033 = JCM 21496.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB109889.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. gracilis, slender, thin.
Valid publication: DING (L.) and YOKOTA (A.): Proposals of Curvibacter gracilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum putei sp. nov. for bacterial strains isolated from well water and reclassification of [Pseudomonas] huttiensis, [Pseudomonas] lanceolata, [Aquaspirillum] delicatum and [Aquaspirillum] autotrophicum as Herbaspirillum huttiense comb. nov., Curvibacter lanceolatus comb. nov., Curvibacter delicatus comb. nov. and Herbaspirillum autotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2223-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Curvibacter lanceolatus (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 14669= CCUG 48175 = CFBP 5587 = CIP 103297 = IAM 14947 = JCM 21429 = NBRC 103051.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021390.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas lanceolata Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lanceolatus, lanceolated, lancet-shaped.
Valid publication: DING (L.) and YOKOTA (A.): Proposals of Curvibacter gracilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum putei sp. nov. for bacterial strains isolated from well water and reclassification of [Pseudomonas] huttiensis, [Pseudomonas] lanceolata, [Aquaspirillum] delicatum and [Aquaspirillum] autotrophicum as Herbaspirillum huttiense comb. nov., Curvibacter lanceolatus comb. nov., Curvibacter delicatus comb. nov. and Herbaspirillum autotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2223-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online