Name: Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: u.ni.fla.gel’lum. L. masc. adj. unus, only one, one; L. neut. n. flagellum, whip; N.L. neut. n. uniflagellum, the only one whip (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o a-fri-KA-nus u-ni-fla-GEL-lum, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23860; JCM 15510; KCTC 5649; SR-1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EU659693 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Castaneda-Carrion IN, Sheik CS, Krumholz LR. Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum subsp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium from a uranium-contaminated subsurface aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:880-886. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. uniflagellum (Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010) Spring et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfocurvibacter africanus subsp. uniflagellum (Castañeda-Carrión et al. 2010) Spring et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Desulfovibrio africanus within a separate genus Desulfovibrio.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.
  • 🙅 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 subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The type strain of Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum is given erroneously in the abstract as LS KCTC 5649. The correct type strain of Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum is SR-1 = JCM 15510 = KCTC 5649. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrio africanus Campbell et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Castaneda-Carrion IN, Sheik CS, Krumholz LR. Desulfovibrio africanus subsp. uniflagellum subsp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium from a uranium-contaminated subsurface aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:880-886. 🇺🇸

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