Genus Helmutkoenigia

Name: Helmutkoenigia Brune et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Hel.mut.koe.ni’gi.a. N.L. fem. n. Helmutkoenigia, named after the German microbiologist Helmut König, who isolated the type strain, in recognition of his important contributions to the study of termite gut spirochetes

Gender: feminine (stem: Helmutkoenigi-)

Type species: Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens (Dröge et al. 2008) Brune et al. 2022

Valid publication: Brune A, Song Y, Oren A, Paster BJ. A new family for 'termite gut treponemes': description of Breznakiellaceae fam. nov., Gracilinema caldarium gen. nov., comb. nov., Leadbettera azotonutricia gen. nov., comb. nov., Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens gen. nov., comb. nov., and Zuelzera stenostrepta gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of Rectinemataceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5439.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Breznakiellaceae Brune et al. 2022

Assigned by: Brune A, Song Y, Oren A, Paster BJ. A new family for 'termite gut treponemes': description of Breznakiellaceae fam. nov., Gracilinema caldarium gen. nov., comb. nov., Leadbettera azotonutricia gen. nov., comb. nov., Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens gen. nov., comb. nov., and Zuelzera stenostrepta gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of Rectinemataceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5439.

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Record number: 28797
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