Genus Nitrospira
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Nitrospira Watson et al. 1986, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Nitrospira marina Watson et al. 1986.
Etymology: L. n. nitrum, native soda, natron, nitrate; L. fem. n. spira, a coil, spiral; N.L. fem. n. Nitrospira, nitrate spiral.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 21. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 489.
Effective publication: WATSON (S.W.), BOCK (E.), VALOIS (F.W.), WATERBURY (J.B.) and SCHLOSSER (U.): Nitrospira marina gen. nov., sp. nov.: a chemolithotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 144, 1-7.
Validation List 21 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The genus Nitrospira (effective publication Watson et al. 1986, type species: Nitrospira marina) appears also on the Validation List no. 22 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 21, published 14 July 1986) [2].
References:
1 Validation List no. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576.
Validation List no. 22 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online
Nitrospira marina Watson et al. 1986, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43039.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 21. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 489.
Effective publication: WATSON (S.W.), BOCK (E.), VALOIS (F.W.), WATERBURY (J.B.) and SCHLOSSER (U.): Nitrospira marina gen. nov., sp. nov.: a chemolithotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 144, 1-7.
Validation List 21 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The species Nitrospira marina (effective publication Watson et al. 1986, type strain: strain ATCC 43039 appears also on the Validation List no. 22 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 21, published 14 July 1986) [2].
References:
1 Validation List no. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576.
Validation List no. 22 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online
2 The strain ATCC 43039does not appear in the ATCC catalog.
Nitrospira moscoviensis Ehrich et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NSP M-1 = DSM 10035.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X82558.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. moscoviensis, pertaining to Moscow, named after the place where this organism was first isolated.
References: Validation List no. 78. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2. [EHRICH (S.), BEHRENS (D.), LEBEDEVA (E.), LUDWIG (W.) and BOCK (E.): A new obligately chemolithotrophic, nitrite-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrospira moscoviensis sp. nov. and its phylogenetic relationship. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 16-23.]
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note:
1 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, Nitrospira moscoviensis Ehrich et al. 2001 is not validly published because, at the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, authors or this name, or other scientists who wish to have this name validly published, should submit evidence of the deposit of the type strain in additional collections to the List Editor (either directly or via the IJSEM Editorial Office) before the next meeting of the Judicial Commission in Sapporo, Japan, in 2011. After that time, the name will be ruled not to have been validly published. If, after that deadline, the authors or other scientists wish to have this name validly published, this may be done by confirming that the name is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and either by requesting valid publication via the Validation Lists or by inclusion of the proposal in an original article in the IJSEM. The details of valid publication will then make reference to those publications. If authors or other scientists feel that an exception should be granted to Rule 30, requiring deposit of the type in two different collections in two different countries, they should contact the Editorial Office of the IJSEM.
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 According to the DSMZ, the strain DSM 10035 is not available.