Spirosoma

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Spirosoma Migula 1894, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Spirosomaceae Larkin and Borrall 1978 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Spirosoma linguale Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. spira, coil; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Spirosoma, coiled body.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [MIGULA (W.): Über ein neues System der Bakterien. Arbeiten aus dem Bakteriologischen Institut der Technischen Hochschule zu Karlsruhe, 1894, 1, 235-238.]

---> Spirosoma Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Finster et al. 2009.
Type species: ¤ Spirosoma linguale Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. spira, coil; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Spirosoma, coiled body.
Reference: FINSTER (K.W.), HERBERT (R.A.) and LOMSTEIN (B.A.): Spirosoma spitsbergense sp. nov. and Spirosoma luteum sp. nov., isolated from a high Arctic permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Spirosoma. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 839-844.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Spirosoma linguale Migula 1894, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33905 = DSM 74 = LMG 10896.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001769 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. lingua, the tongue; L. neut. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. linguale, of or pertaining to the tongue.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [MIGULA (W.): Über ein neues System der Bakterien. Arbeiten aus dem Bakteriologischen Institut der Technischen Hochschule zu Karlsruhe, 1894, 1, 235-238.]

Spirosoma luteum Finster et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SPM-10 = RODSPM10 = DSM 19990 = NCIMB 14406.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF451726.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. luteum, orange coloured.
Reference: FINSTER (K.W.), HERBERT (R.A.) and LOMSTEIN (B.A.): Spirosoma spitsbergense sp. nov. and Spirosoma luteum sp. nov., isolated from a high Arctic permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Spirosoma. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 839-844.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Spirosoma panaciterrae Ten et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gsoil 1519 = DSM 21099 = KCTC 22263.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU370956.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name for ginseng; L. n. terra, soil; N.L. gen. n. panaciterrae, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Reference: TEN (L.N.), XU (J.L.), JIN (F.X.), IM (W.T.), OH (H.M.) and LEE (S.T.): Spirosoma panaciterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 331-335.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Spirosoma rigui Baik et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WPCB118 = KCTC 12531 = NBRC 101117.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF507900.
Etymology: L. gen. n. rigui, of a well-watered place, referring to the site of isolation, the Woopo wetland, Korea.
Reference: BAIK (K.S.), KIM (M.S.), PARK (S.C.), LEE (D.W.), LEE (S.D.), KA (J.O.), CHOI (S.K.) and SEONG (C.N.): Spirosoma rigui sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2870-2873.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Spirosoma spitsbergense Finster et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SPM-9 = RODSPM9 = DSM 19989 = NCIMB 14407.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF451725.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. spitsbergense, pertaining to Spitsbergen in the high Arctic, northern Norway, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: FINSTER (K.W.), HERBERT (R.A.) and LOMSTEIN (B.A.): Spirosoma spitsbergense sp. nov. and Spirosoma luteum sp. nov., isolated from a high Arctic permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Spirosoma. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 839-844.
Original article in IJSEM Online