Name: Curvibacter fontanus corrig. Ding and Yokota 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ta’nus. L. masc. adj. fontanus, of or from a spring or fountain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AQ9; CCTCC AB 206021; CCUG 49444; IAM 15072; JCM 21533

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB120963 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ding L, Yokota A. Curvibacter fontana sp. nov., a microaerobic bacteria isolated from well water. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:267-271.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 136. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Curvibacter fontana Ding and Yokota 2010	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• 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.
  • 🧍 Name has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 136. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2509-2510.
  • 🧍 The accession number JCM 21533 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, fontana (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 136. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2509-2510.

Parent taxon: Curvibacter Ding and Yokota 2004

Assigned by: Ding L, Yokota A. Curvibacter fontana sp. nov., a microaerobic bacteria isolated from well water. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:267-271.

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