Genus Dehalospirillum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Dehalospirillum Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Dehalospirillum multivorans Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; N.L. n. halogenum, halogen; L. fem. n. spira, a spiral; N.L. dim. neut. n. spirillum a small spiral; N.L. dim. neut. n. Dehalospirillum, a dehalogenating small spiral.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: SCHOLZ-MURAMATSU (H.), NEUMANN (A.) MEßMER (M.), MOORE (E.) and DIEKERT (G.): Isolation and characterization of Dehalospirillum multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a tetrachloroethene-utilizing, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 163, 48-56.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Sulfurospirillum Schumacher et al. 1993 emend. Luijten et al. 2003.
Note: Luijten et al. 2003 propose to transfer ¤ Dehalospirillum multivorans Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002 (the type species of the genus Dehalospirillum) to the genus ¤ Sulfurospirillum as ¤ Sulfurospirillum multivorans (Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002) Luijten et al. 2003, comb. nov. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal must change the name Dehalospirillum to ¤ Sulfurospirillum.
Reference: LUIJTEN (M.L.G.C.), DE WEERT (J.), SMIDT (H.), BOSCHKER (H.T.S.), DE VOS (W.M.), SCHRAA (G.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Description of Sulfurospirillum halorespirans sp. nov., an anaerobic, tetrachloroethene-respiring bacterium, and transfer of Dehalospirillum multivorans to the genus Sulfurospirillum as Sulfurospirillum multivorans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 787-793.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Dehalospirillum multivorans Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 12446 = JCM 15788.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X82931.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, many; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. multivorans, devouring numerous kinds of substrates.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: SCHOLZ-MURAMATSU (H.), NEUMANN (A.) MEßMER (M.), MOORE (E.) and DIEKERT (G.): Isolation and characterization of Dehalospirillum multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a tetrachloroethene-utilizing, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 163, 48-56.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Dehalospirillum multivorans Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Dehalospirillum multivorans Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
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
→ ¤ Sulfurospirillum multivorans (Scholz-Muramatsu et al. 2002) Luijten et al. 2003, comb. nov.