Exilispira

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Exilispira

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Exilispira Imachi et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Exilispira thermophila Imachi et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. exilis, slender; L. fem. n. spira, helix; N.L. fem. n. Exilispira, slender helix, referring to the cell shape.
Reference: IMACHI (H.), SAKAI (S.), HIRAYAMA (H.), NAKAGAWA (S.), NUNOURA (T.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Exilispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic spirochaete isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2258-2265.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Exilispira thermophila Imachi et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RASEN = JCM 14728 = KCTC 5595 = NBRC 103205.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB364473.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving.
Reference: IMACHI (H.), SAKAI (S.), HIRAYAMA (H.), NAKAGAWA (S.), NUNOURA (T.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Exilispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic spirochaete isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2258-2265.
Original article in IJSEM Online