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Subspecies Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. africanus
Name: Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019
Basonym: 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
See detailed strain information at
Effective publication:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. uniflagellum (Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010) Spring et al. 2019 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. uniflagellum (Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010) Spring et al. 2019 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.
Parent taxon: Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862.
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Record number: 801359
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