Name: Wolinella curva Tanner et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cur’va. L. fem. adj. curva, curved, bent

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35224; CCUG 13146; CIP 103747; DSM 6644; DSM 7255; LMG 7609; NCTC 11649; VPI 9584

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ174165 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanner ACR, Listgarten MA, Ebersole JL. Wolinella curva sp. nov.: "Vibrio succinogenes" of human origin. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:275-282.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Campylobacter curvus (Tanner et al. 1984) Vandamme et al. 1991

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Campylobacter curvus (Tanner et al. 1984) Vandamme et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Wolinella curva 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 Wolinella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Wolinella Tanner et al. 1981

Assigned by: Tanner ACR, Listgarten MA, Ebersole JL. Wolinella curva sp. nov.: "Vibrio succinogenes" of human origin. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:275-282.

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Record number: 783115