Genus Aquaspirillum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 20
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973, genus.
Type species: ¤ Aquaspirillum serpens Müller (1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. aqua, water; L. n. spira, a spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n. spirillum, a small spiral; N.L. dim. neut. n. Aquaspirillum, a small water spiral.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
Aquaspirillum anulus (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35958= CCUG 49446 = IFO (now NBRC) 14917 = JCM 21430 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9012.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074527.
Synonym: "Spirillum anulus" Williams and Rittenberg 1957.
Etymology: L. masc. n. anulus (nominative in apposition), a ring.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 WILLIAMS (M.A.) and RITTENBERG (S.C.): A taxonomic study of the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1957, 7, 49-112. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Giesbergeria anulus (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 11330= CCUG 15845 = CCUG 17395 = LMG 2370.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ430344.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living, growing, or found in or by the water, aquatic.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Willems et al. 1991.
Note: According to Willems et al. 1991, Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) and ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 should be regarded as a single species. The genus name Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 and the specific epithet terrigena have precedence over the genus name Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 and the specific epithet aquaticum.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
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→ ¤ Comamonas aquatica (Hylemon et al. 1973) Wauters et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Note: The species ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 encompasses three clusters on the basis of DNA-rRNA and DNA-DNA hybridization data, and of protein electrophoretic patterns and immunotyping. These three groups can also be differentiated phenotypically from each other. Wauters et al. 2003 propose to rename Comamonas terrigena DNA group 2 [containing former Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)] as ¤ Comamonas aquatica comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum arcticum Butler et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Res-10 = ATCC 49402= DSM 6444 = JCM 21435.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074523.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. arcticum, northern, arctic, pertaining to the Arctic, where the species was first isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: BUTLER (B.J.), McCALLUM (K.L.) and INNISS (W.E.): Characterization of Aquaspirillum arcticum sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 263-266.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Aquaspirillum autotrophicum Aragno and Schlegel 1978, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29984= CCUG 12808 = DSM 732 = IAM 14942 = IFO (now NBRC) 15327 = LMG 4326 = VKM B-1394.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074524.
Etymology: Gr. pron. autos, self; Gr. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. neut. adj. autotrophicum, self-nursing.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: ARAGNO (M.) and SCHLEGEL (H.G.): Aquaspirillum autotrophicum, a new species of hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively autotrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 112-116.
→ ¤ Herbaspirillum autotrophicum (Aragno and Schlegel 1978) Ding and Yokota 2004, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27641= LMG 6234.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. n. bengal, Bengal (isolated from a freshwater pond in West Bengal).
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: KUMAR (R.), BANERJEE (A.K.), BOWDRE (J.H.), McELROY (L.J.) and KRIEG (N.R.): Isolation, characterization, and taxonomy of Aquaspirillum bengal sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1974, 24, 453-458.
→ ¤ Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Boivin et al. 1985.
Note: According to Boivin et al. 1985, Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: BOIVIN (M.F.), MORRIS (V.L.), LEE-CHAN (E.C.M.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 512-517.
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Aquaspirillum delicatum (Leifson 1962) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 14667= CCUG 15846 = DSM 11558 = IAM 14955 = IFO (now NBRC) 14919 = JCM 15147 = JCM 21432 = LMG 4328.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078756.
Synonym: "Spirillum delicatum" Leifson 1962.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. delicatum, delicate.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 LEIFSON (E.): The bacterial flora of distilled and stored water. III. New species of the genera Corynebacterium, Flavobacterium, Spirillum and Pseudomonas. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1962, 12, 161-170. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Curvibacter delicatus (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum dispar Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27510= CCUG 13793 = DSM 736 = IFO (now NBRC) 15328 = JCM 21425 = LMG 4329 = VKM B-1401.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ487013.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. dispar, unlike, different.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Microvirgula aerodenitrificans Patureau et al. 1998 emend. Cleenwerck et al. 2003.
Note: According to Cleenwerck et al. 2003, Aquaspirillum dispar Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) and ¤ Microvirgula aerodenitrificans Patureau et al. 1998 are heterotypic synonyms. Aquaspirillum dispar must be transferred to ¤ Microvirgula aerodenitrificans, since the latter species is the type species of the genus and cannot be changed (Rule 15 overrules Rule 42).
Reference: CLEENWERCK (I.), DE WACHTER (M.), HOSTE (B.), JANSSENS (D.) and SWINGS (J.): Aquaspirillum dispar Hylemon et al. 1973 and Microvirgula aerodenitrificans Patureau et al. 1998 are subjective synonyms. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1457-1459.
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Aquaspirillum fasciculus Strength et al. 1976, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27740= CIP 103579 = LMG 12892.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN175353.
Etymology: L. masc. dim. n. fasciculus, a small bundle.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: STRENGTH (W.J.), ISANI (B.), LINN (D.M.), WILLIAMS (F.D.), VANDERMOLEN (G.E.), LAUGHON (B.E.) and KRIEG (N.R.): Isolation and characterization of Aquaspirillum fasciculus sp. nov., a rod-shaped, nitrofen-fixing bacterium having unusual flagella. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1976, 26, 253-267.
→ ¤ Prolinoborus fasciculus (Strength et al. 1976) Pot et al. 1992, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum giesbergeri (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 11334= DSM 9157 = IFO (now NBRC) 13959 = JCM 21431 = LMG 4331 = NCIMB 9073 = VKM B-1404.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074522.
Synonym: "Spirillum giesbergeri" Williams and Rittenberg 1957.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. giesbergeri, of Giesberger, researcher who had made a great contribution to the study of heterotrophic spirilla.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 WILLIAMS (M.A.) and RITTENBERG (S.C.): A taxonomic study of the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1957, 7, 49-112. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Giesbergeria giesbergeri (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum gracile (Canale-Parola et al. 1966) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 19624= DSM 9158 = IFO (now NBRC) 14920 = LMG 8201 = VKM B-1405.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078753.
Synonym: "Spirillum gracile" Canale-Parola et al. 1966.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gracile, thin, slight, slender.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 CANALE-PAROLA (E.), ROSENTHAL (S.L.) and KUPFER (D.G.): Morphological and physiological characteristics of Spirillum gracile sp. n. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1966, 32, 113-124. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Hylemonella gracilis (Canale-Parola et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2004, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 12639= CCUG 49447 = CIP 105798 = IFO (now NBRC) 15648 = JCM 21278 = JCM 21494 = LMG 4337.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612765.
Synonym: "Spirillum itersonii" Giesberger 1936.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. itersonii, of Iterson, named after G. Van Iterson, a Dutch bacteriologist.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 GIESBERGER (G.): Beiträge zur kenntnis der gattung Spirillum Ehrb. Inaugural Dissertation Utrecht, 1936, pp. 1-136. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Novispirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Terasaki 1979, subspecies.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 12639= CCUG 49447 = CIP 105798 = IFO (now NBRC) 15648 = JCM 21278 = JCM 21494 = LMG 4337.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612765.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. itersonii, of Iterson, named after G. Van Iterson, a Dutch bacteriologist.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 GIESBERGER (G.): Beiträge zur kenntnis der gattung Spirillum Ehrb. Inaugural Dissertation Utrecht, 1936, pp. 1-136. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
Note: The original authorship, (Giesberger 1936) Hylemon et al. 1973, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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→ ¤ Novispirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum itersonii subsp. nipponicum (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979, subspecies.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33333= CCUG 49448 = DSM 11590 = JCM 21427 = LMG 7370 = NBRC 13615.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612766.
Synonym: "Spirillum itersonii subsp. nipponicum" Terasaki 1973.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. nipponicum, pertaining to the country of Japan.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 TERASAKI (Y.): Studies on the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. II. Comments on type and reference strains of Spirillum and description of new species and new subspecies. Bulletin of the Suzugamine Women's College, Natural Science, 1973, 17, 1-71. 2 TERASAKI (Y.): Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1979, 29, 130-144.
→ ¤ Novispirillum itersonii subsp. nipponicum (Terasaki 1973) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum Maratea and Blakemore 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MS-1 = ATCC 31632= DSM 3856 = IFO (now NBRC) 15272 = LMG 10894.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y10110.
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.
Valid publication: MARATEA (D.) and BLAKEMORE (R.P.): Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum sp. nov., a magnetic spirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 452-455.
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→ ¤ Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum (Maratea and Blakemore 1981) Schleifer et al. 1992, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum metamorphum (Terasaki 1961) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 15280= CCUG 13794 = DSM 1837 = IFO (now NBRC) 13960 = VKM B-1407.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18618.
Synonym: "Spirillum metamorphum" Terasaki 1961.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. metamorphum, changing.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 TERASAKI (Y.): On two new species of Spirillum. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo), 1961, 74, 220-227. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Simplicispira metamorpha (Terasaki 1961) Grabovich et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum peregrinum (Pretorius 1963) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 15387= CCUG 13795 = DSM 1839 = IFO (now NBRC) 14922 = JCM 21450 = LMG 4340.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612767.
Synonyms: "Spirillum peregrinum" Pretorius 1963.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. peregrinum, strange, foreign.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 PRETORIUS (W.A.): A systematic study of genus Spirillum which occurs in oxidation ponds, with a description of a new species. Journal of General Microbiology, 1963, 32, 403-408. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Insolitispirillum peregrinum (Pretorius 1963) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum peregrinum subsp. integrum (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979, subspecies.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33334= CCUG 49449 = DSM 11589 = JCM 21428 = LMG 5407 = NBRC 13617.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612768.
Synonym: "Spirillum peregrinum subsp. integrum" Terasaki 1973.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. integrum, unchanged, referring to failure to form coccoid bodies.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 TERASAKI (Y.): Studies on the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. II. Comments on type and reference strains of Spirillum and description of new species and new subspecies. Bulletin of the Suzugamine Women's College, Natural Science, 1973, 17, 1-71. 2 TERASAKI (Y.): Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1979, 29, 130-144.
→ ¤ Insolitispirillum peregrinum subsp. integrum (Terasaki 1973) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum peregrinum subsp. peregrinum (Pretorius 1963) Terasaki 1979, subspecies.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 15387= CCUG 13795 = DSM 1839 = IFO (now NBRC) 14922 = JCM 21450 = LMG 4340.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF612767.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. peregrinum, strange, foreign.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 PRETORIUS (W.A.): A systematic study of genus Spirillum which occurs in oxidation ponds, with a description of a new species. Journal of General Microbiology, 1963, 32, 403-408. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
Note: The original authorship, (Pretorius 1963) Hylemon et al. 1973, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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→ ¤ Insolitispirillum peregrinum subsp. peregrinum (Pretorius 1963) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum polymorphum (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 11332= CCUG 49450 = CIP 63.15 = DSM 9160 = IFO (now NBRC) 13961 = JCM 21224 = LMG 4392.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB680539.
Synonym: "Spirillum polymorphum" Williams and Rittenberg 1957.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. polymorphum (from Gr. adj. polumorphos -on), having many shapes, polymorphous.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 WILLIAMS (M.A.) and RITTENBERG (S.C.): A taxonomic study of the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1957, 7, 49-112. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
Note: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with a deep branch in ¤ Alphaproteobacteria (98% similarity against ¤ Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
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Aquaspirillum psychrophilum (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33335= DSM 11588 = IFO (now NBRC) 13611 = LMG 5408.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078755.
Synonym: "Spirillum psychrophilum" Terasaki 1973.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. psychrophilum, cold loving.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 TERASAKI (Y.): Studies on the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. II. Comments on type and reference strains of Spirillum and description of new species and new subspecies. Bulletin of the Suzugamine Women's College, Natural Science, 1973, 17, 1-71. 2 TERASAKI (Y.): Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1979, 29, 130-144.
→ ¤ Simplicispira psychrophila (Terasaki 1973) Grabovich et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum putridiconchylium (Terasaki 1961) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 15279= DSM 11557 = IFO (now NBRC) 13962 = LMG 4342.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB076000.
Synonym: "Spirillum putridiconchylium" Terasaki 1961.
Etymology: L. adj. putridus, putrid, rotten, decayed; L. n. conchylium, a shellfish; N.L. n. putridiconchylium, decayed shellfish.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 TERASAKI (Y.): On Spirillum putridiconchylium nov. sp. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo), 1961, 74, 79-85. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 12638= CCUG 2092 = CIP 63.19 = DSM 68 = IFO (now NBRC) 14924 = JCM 20995 = LMG 3734 = NCTC 10593.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074518.
Synonyms: "Vibrio serpens" Müller 1786, "Spirillum serpens" (Müller 1786) Winter 1884.
Etymology: L. part. adj. serpens (from L. v. serpo), creeping, crawling.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 MÜLLER (O.F.): Animalcula Infusoria Fluviatilia et Marina, Quae Detexit. Systematice Descripsit et Ad Vivum Delineari Curavit, pp. 1-367. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Boivin et al. 1985.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 12638= CCUG 2092 = CIP 63.19 = DSM 68 = IFO (now NBRC) 14924 = JCM 20995 = LMG 3734 = NCTC 10593.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB074518.
Synonyms: "Vibrio serpens" Müller 1786, "Spirillum serpens" (Müller 1786) Winter 1884.
Etymology: L. part. adj. serpens (from L. v. serpo), creeping, crawling.
Reference: BOIVIN (M.F.), MORRIS (V.L.), LEE-CHAN (E.C.M.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 512-517.
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Note: According to Boivin et al. 1985, Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: BOIVIN (M.F.), MORRIS (V.L.), LEE-CHAN (E.C.M.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 512-517.
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Aquaspirillum sinuosum (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 9786= CCUG 49452 = CIP 63.18 = DSM 11556 = IAM 14978 = IFO (now NBRC) 14925 = JCM 21449 = LMG 4393.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078754.
Synonym: "Spirillum sinuosum" Williams and Rittenberg 1957.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. sinuosum, full of curves.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 WILLIAMS (M.A.) and RITTENBERG (S.C.): A taxonomic study of the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1957, 7, 49-112. 2 HYLEMON (P.B.), WELLS Jr. (J.S.), KRIEG (N.R.) and JANNASCH (H.W.): The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 340-380.
→ ¤ Giesbergeria sinuosa (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Aquaspirillum soli Moya et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-SQE6=KACC 18846=CCTCC AB 2016081.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM598238.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOYA, G., TRINH, H., YAN, Z. F., WON, K. H., YANG, J. E., WANG, Q. J., KOOK, M. C. and YI, T. H. 2017. Aquaspirillum soli sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1312-1317.
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