Name: Syntrophomonas curvata Zhang et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cur.va’ta. L. fem. part. adj. curvata, curved

Pronunciation, gender: kur-WA-ta, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5010; DSM 15682; GB8-1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY290767 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang C, Liu X, Dong X. Syntrophomonas curvata sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades fatty acids in co-culture with methanogens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:969-973.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Syntrophomonas McInerney et al. 1982

Assigned by: Zhang C, Liu X, Dong X. Syntrophomonas curvata sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades fatty acids in co-culture with methanogens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:969-973.

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Record number: 782354