Name: Anaerobranca zavarzinii Kevbrin et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: za.var.zi’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zavarzinii, of Zavarzin, named after the Russian microbiologist George Zavarzin, in recognition of his seminal contributions to the knowledge of alkaliphilic microorganisms and their ecology

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 18970; JW/VK-KS5Y; VKM B-2436; W/VK-KS5Y

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EF190921 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kevbrin V, Boltyanskaya Y, Garnova E, Wiegel J. Anaerobranca zavarzinii sp. nov., an anaerobic, alkalithermophilic bacterium isolated from Kamchatka thermal fields. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1486-1491.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Anaerobranca Engle et al. 1995

Assigned by: Kevbrin V, Boltyanskaya Y, Garnova E, Wiegel J. Anaerobranca zavarzinii sp. nov., an anaerobic, alkalithermophilic bacterium isolated from Kamchatka thermal fields. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1486-1491.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/anaerobranca-zavarziniiCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 785912