Name: "Candidatus Wolinella africana" corrig. Bohr et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African, pertaining to Africa

Gender: feminine

Type strain: no culture isolated; SA-5

16S rRNA gene: AF297632 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Bohr UR, Segal I, Primus A, Wex T, Hassan H, Ally R, Malfertheiner P. Detection of a putative novel Wolinella species in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Helicobacter 2003; 8:608-612.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Wolinella africanus" Bohr et al. 2003	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: Wolinella Tanner et al. 1981

Assigned by: Bohr UR, Segal I, Primus A, Wex T, Hassan H, Ally R, Malfertheiner P. Detection of a putative novel Wolinella species in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Helicobacter 2003; 8:608-612.

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Record number: 800658