Name: Wolinella curva Tanner et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: KUR-wa, feminine

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

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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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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