Sporosarcina

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 14
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936, genus.
Type species: ¤ Sporosarcina ureae (Beijerinck 1901) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonym: "Sporosarcina" Orla-Jensen 1909.
Etymology: Gr. n. spora, a spore; L. fem. n. sarcina, a package, bundle; N.L. fem. n. Sporosarcina, a sporeforming package.
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). [KLUYVER (A.J.) and Van NIEL (C.B.): Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II, 1936, 94, 369-403.]

---> Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 emend. Yoon et al. 2001.
Type species: ¤ Sporosarcina ureae (Beijerinck 1901) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. spora, a spore; L. fem. n. sarcina, a package, bundle; N.L. fem. n. Sporosarcina, a sporeforming package.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (K.C.), WEISS (N.), KHO (Y.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Sporosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1079-1086.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina antarctica Yu et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain N-05 = CGMCC 1.6503 = JCM 14646.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF154512.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, of the Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain.
Reference: YU (Y.), XIN (Y.H.), LIU (H.C.), CHEN (B.), SHENG (J.), CHI (Z.M.), ZHOU (P.J.) and ZHANG (D.C.): Sporosarcina antarctica sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Antarctic. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2114-2117.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina aquimarina Yoon et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SW28 = JCM 10887 = KCCM 41039.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF202056.
Etymology: L. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus, of the sea; N.L. fem. adj. aquimarina, pertaining to sea water.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (K.C.), WEISS (N.), KHO (Y.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Sporosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1079-1086.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina contaminans Kämpfer et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 53915 = DSM 22204.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN298444.
Etymology: L. part. adj. contaminans, contaminating, polluting, isolated as a contaminant of an industrial clean-room floor.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), FALSEN (E.), LODDERS (N.) and SCHUMANN (P.): Sporosarcina contaminans sp. nov. and Sporosarcina thermotolerans sp. nov., two novel endospore-forming species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1353-1357.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina globispora (Larkin and Stokes 1967) Yoon et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 785 = Larkin and Stockes W 25 = ATCC 23301 = CCUG 7419 = CIP 103266 = DSM 4 = HAMBI 471 = IFO (now NBRC) 16082 = JCM 10046 = LMG 6928 = NRRL NRS-1533 = NRRL B-3396 = VKM B-1435.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X68415.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus globisporus Larkin and Stokes 1967 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. globus, a sphere; N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora), a spore; N.L. fem. adj. globispora, with spherical spores.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (K.C.), WEISS (N.), KHO (Y.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Sporosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1079-1086.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sporosarcina globispora (Larkin and Stokes 1967) Yoon et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina halophila Claus et al. 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 3 = ATCC 35676 = DSM 2266 = JCM 20832 = LMG 17431 = NBRC 102448.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB367153.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 14. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 270-271. [CLAUS (D.), FAHMY (F.), ROLF (H.J.) and TOSUNOGLU (N.): Sporosarcina halophila sp. nov., an obligate, slightly halophilic bacterium from salt marsh soils. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1983, 4, 496-506.]
Validation List N° 14 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996, comb. nov.

Sporosarcina koreensis Kwon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain F73 = DSM 16921 = JCM 16400 = KACC 11299.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ073393.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, referring to Korea, where the isolates were collected.
Reference: KWON (S.W.), KIM (B.Y.), SONG (J.), WEON (H.Y.), SCHUMANN (P.), TINDALL (B.J.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and FRITZE (D.): Sporosarcina koreensis sp. nov. and Sporosarcina soli sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1694-1698.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina luteola Tominaga et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Y1 = CIP 109917 = JCM 15791 = NBRC 105378 = NCIMB 14541 = NRRL B-59180.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB473560.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. luteola, yellowish, referring to the colony color seen on LB agar.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 130. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2647-2648 [TOMINAGA (T.), AN (S.Y.), OYAIZU (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Sporosarcina luteola sp. nov. isolated from soy sauce production equipment in Japan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2009, 55, 217-223.]
Validation List N° 130 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CMS 21w = CIP 107784 = DSM 15428 = MTCC 4670.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ514408.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. macmurdoensis, pertaining to the McMurdo Region, Antarctica, where the isolates were collected.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), MATSUMOTO (G.I.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Sporosarcina macmurdoensis sp. nov., from a cyanobacterial mat sample from a pond in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1363-1367.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Paenisporosarcina macmurdoensis (Reddy et al. 2003) Krishnamurthi et al. 2009, comb. nov.

Sporosarcina pasteurii (Miquel 1889) Yoon et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 11859 = CCUG 7425 = CIP 66.21 = DSM 33 = LMG 7130 = NCCB 48021 = NCIMB 8841 = NCTC 4822 = NRRL NRS-673 = VKM B-513.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X60631.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus pasteurii (Miquel 1889) Chester 1898 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Urobacillus pasteurii" Miquel 1889.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pasteurii, of Pasteur, named for Louis Pasteur, French chemist and bacteriologist.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (K.C.), WEISS (N.), KHO (Y.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Sporosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1079-1086.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sporosarcina pasteurii (Miquel 1889) Yoon et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
2 In the paper by Yoon et al. 2001, this species is cited as Sporosarcina pasteurii (Chester 1898) Yoon et al. 2001.

Sporosarcina psychrophila (Nakamura 1984) Yoon et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23304 = CCM 2117 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 11738 = CCUG 28886 = CIP 103267 = DSM 3 = IAM 12468 = IFO (now NBRC) 15381 = JCM 9075 = LMG 6929 = NRRL B-3397 = NRRL NRS-1530.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D16277.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus psychrophilus (ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Nakamura 1984.
Other synonym: "Bacillus psychrophilus" Larkin and Stokes 1967.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, preferring cold.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (K.C.), WEISS (N.), KHO (Y.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Sporosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1079-1086.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sporosarcina psychrophila (Nakamura 1984) Yoon et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina saromensis An et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HG645 = IAM 15429 = JCM 23205 = KCTC 13119 = MBIC08270 = NBRC 103571.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB243859.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. saromensis, pertaining to Lake Saroma, where the type strain was collected.
Reference: AN (S.Y.), HAGA (T.), KASAI (H.), GOTO (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Sporosarcina saromensis sp. nov., an aerobic endospore-forming bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1868-1871.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina soli Kwon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain I80 = DSM 16920 = JCM 16401 = KACC 11300.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ073394.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the organism.
Reference: KWON (S.W.), KIM (B.Y.), SONG (J.), WEON (H.Y.), SCHUMANN (P.), TINDALL (B.J.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and FRITZE (D.): Sporosarcina koreensis sp. nov. and Sporosarcina soli sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1694-1698.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina thermotolerans Kämpfer et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 53480 = DSM 22203.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN298445.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. thermotolerans, heat-tolerating.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), FALSEN (E.), LODDERS (N.) and SCHUMANN (P.): Sporosarcina contaminans sp. nov. and Sporosarcina thermotolerans sp. nov., two novel endospore-forming species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1353-1357.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporosarcina ureae (Beijerinck 1901) Kluyver and van Niel 1936, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 6473 = DSM 2281 = IFO (now NBRC) 12699 = JCM 2577 = LMG 17366 = VKM B-595.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF202057.
Synonyms: "Planosarcina ureae" Beijerinck 1901, "Sporosarcina ureae" (Beijerinck 1901) Orla-Jensen 1909, "Sarcina ureae" (Beijerinck 1901) Löhnis 1911.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea, urea; N.L. gen. n. ureae, of urea.
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). [1 BEIJERINCK (M.W.): Anhäufungsversuche mit Ureumbakterien. Ureumspaltung durch Urease und Katabolismus. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II, 1901, 7, 33-61. 2 KLUYVER (A.J.) and Van NIEL (C.B.): Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II, 1936, 94, 369-403.]