Magnetospirillum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Magnetospirillum Schleifer et al. 1992, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Schleifer et al. 1992.
Etymology: L. n. magnes -etis, a magnet; N.L. pref. magneto-, pertaining to a magnet; L. n. spira, a spiral; N.L. dim. neut. n. spirillum, a small spiral; N.L. neut. n. Magnetospirillum, a small magnetic spiral.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192. [SCHLEIFER (K.H.), SCHÜLER (D.), SPRING (S.), WEIZENEGGER (M.), AMANN (R.), LUDWIG (W.) and KÖHLER (M.): The genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1991, 14, 379-385.]
Validation List N° 40 in IJSEM Online

Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Schleifer et al. 1992, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSR-1 = DSM 6361 = IFO (now NBRC) 15271 = JCM 21280.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y10109.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. gryphiswaldense, pertaining to Greifswald, a town in Germany where the organism was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192. [SCHLEIFER (K.H.), SCHÜLER (D.), SPRING (S.), WEIZENEGGER (M.), AMANN (R.), LUDWIG (W.) and KÖHLER (M.): The genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1991, 14, 379-385.]
Validation List N° 40 in IJSEM Online

Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum (Maratea and Blakemore 1981) Schleifer et al. 1992, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MS-1 = ATCC 31632 = DSM 3856 = IFO (now NBRC) 15272 = JCM 21281 = LMG 10894.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y10110.
Basonym: ¤ Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum Maratea and Blakemore 1981.
Etymology: L. n. magnes -etis, a magnet; N.L. pref. magneto-, pertaining to a magnet; N.L. adj. tacticus -a -um (from L. v. tango, to move), showing orientation or movement directed by a force or agent; N.L. neut. adj. magnetotacticum, capable of orientation with respect to a magnet.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192. [SCHLEIFER (K.H.), SCHÜLER (D.), SPRING (S.), WEIZENEGGER (M.), AMANN (R.), LUDWIG (W.) and KÖHLER (M.): The genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1991, 14, 379-385.]
Validation List N° 40 in IJSEM Online