Species Desulfovibrio africanus
Name: Desulfovibrio africanus Campbell et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.fri.ca’nus. L. masc. adj. africanus, pertaining to Africa
Type strain: ATCC 19996; Benghazi; DSM 2603; NCIB 8401; NCIMB 8401; VKM B-1757
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16S rRNA gene:
X99236
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Campbell LL, Kasprzycki MA, Postgate JR. Desulfovibrio Africans sp. n., a new dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacterium. J Bacteriol 1966; 92:1122-1127. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfovibrio africanus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfovibrio.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 70 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP synonym Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Campbell LL, Kasprzycki MA, Postgate JR. Desulfovibrio Africans sp. n., a new dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacterium. J Bacteriol 1966; 92:1122-1127.
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Record number: 775654
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