Name: Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio africanus Campbell et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: a.fri.ca’nus. N.L. masc. adj. africanus, pertaining to Africa

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19996; Benghazi; DSM 2603; NCIB 8401; NCIMB 8401; VKM B-1757

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99236 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio africanus Campbell et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfocurvibacter Spring et al. 2019. Publication: Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. uniflagellum (Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010) Spring et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfocurvibacter Spring et al. 2019

Assigned by: Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.

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Record number: 801360