Genus Magnetospirillum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
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).
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.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192.
Effective publication: 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 no. 40 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Magnetospirillum caucaseum Dziuba et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SO-1=DSM 28995=VKM B-2936.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX502622.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: AONQ01000001.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. caucaseum, of or pertaining to the Caucasus, referring to the geographical region where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: DZIUBA, M., KOZIAEVA, V., GROUZDEV, D., BURGANSKAYA, E., BASLEROV, R., KOLGANOVA, T., CHERNYADYEV, A., OSIPOV, G., ANDRIANOVA, E., GORLENKO, V. and KUZNETSOV, B. 2016. Magnetospirillum caucaseum sp. nov., Magnetospirillum marisnigri sp. nov. and Magnetospirillum moscoviense sp. nov., freshwater magnetotactic bacteria isolated from three distinct geographical locations in European Russia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2069-2077.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Schleifer et al. 1992, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MSR-1 = DSM 6361 = IFO (now NBRC) 15271 = JCM 21280.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y10109.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. gryphiswaldense, pertaining to Greifswald, a town in Germany where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192.
Effective publication: 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 no. 40 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum (Maratea and Blakemore 1981) Schleifer et al. 1992, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MS-1 = ATCC 31632= DSM 3856 = IFO (now NBRC) 15272 = JCM 21281 = LMG 10894.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for 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.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192.
Effective publication: 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 no. 40 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Magnetospirillum marisnigri Dziuba et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SP-1=DSM 29006=VKM B-2938.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC252630.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. neut. n. mare, maris sea; L. adj. niger, black; N.L. gen. n. marisnigri, of the Black Sea, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: DZIUBA, M., KOZIAEVA, V., GROUZDEV, D., BURGANSKAYA, E., BASLEROV, R., KOLGANOVA, T., CHERNYADYEV, A., OSIPOV, G., ANDRIANOVA, E., GORLENKO, V. and KUZNETSOV, B. 2016. Magnetospirillum caucaseum sp. nov., Magnetospirillum marisnigri sp. nov. and Magnetospirillum moscoviense sp. nov., freshwater magnetotactic bacteria isolated from three distinct geographical locations in European Russia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2069-2077.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Magnetospirillum moscoviense Dziuba et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BB-1=DSM 29455=VKM B-2939.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF712468.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. moscoviense, of or pertaining to Moscow, named after the place where this organism was first isolated.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: DZIUBA, M., KOZIAEVA, V., GROUZDEV, D., BURGANSKAYA, E., BASLEROV, R., KOLGANOVA, T., CHERNYADYEV, A., OSIPOV, G., ANDRIANOVA, E., GORLENKO, V. and KUZNETSOV, B. 2016. Magnetospirillum caucaseum sp. nov., Magnetospirillum marisnigri sp. nov. and Magnetospirillum moscoviense sp. nov., freshwater magnetotactic bacteria isolated from three distinct geographical locations in European Russia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2069-2077.
Original article in IJSEM Online