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

Pronunciation, gender: za-war-ZI-ni-i, feminine

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

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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. — 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: 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.

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Record number: 785912