Etymology:
Her.ba.spi.ril.lum. L. fem. n.herba, an herb, grass, seed-bearing plant that does not produce persistent woody tissue; N.L. neut. dim. n.spirillum, small spiral; from Gr. fem. n.speîra, a coil, spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n.Herbaspirillum, small, spiral-shaped bacteria from herbaceous, seed-bearing plants [probably better: Herbispirillum]
Valid publication:
Baldani JI, Baldani VLD, Seldin L, Döbereiner J. Characterization of Herbaspirillum seropedicae gen. nov., sp. nov., a root-associated nitrogen-fixing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:86-93.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Emendations:
Baldani et al. 1996
Baldani JI, Pot B, Kirchhof G, Falsen E, Baldani VL, Olivares FL, Hoste B, Kersters K, Hartmann A, Gillis M, et al. Emended description of Herbaspirillum; inclusion of [Pseudomonas] rubrisubalbicans, a milk plant pathogen, as Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans comb. nov.; and classification of a group of clinical isolates (EF group 1) as Herbaspirillum species 3. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:802-810.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191. Notes:
Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus. — The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
Carro et al. 2012
Carro L, Rivas R, Leon-Barrios M, Gonzalez-Tirante M, Velazquez E, Valverde A. Herbaspirillum canariense sp. nov., Herbaspirillum aurantiacum sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum soli sp. nov., isolated from volcanic mountain soil, and emended description of the genus Herbaspirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1300-1306.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049. Notes:
Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
Notes:
This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Hemaspirilium"; "Herbaspirillim"; "Herbaspirillium"; "Herbaspirillurn"; "Herbasprillum"; "Herbaspzrzllum"; "Herbuspirillum"; "Herhaspirillum".
The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16171 (N = 1).
The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 17; LMG: 11; JCM: 9; ATCC: 7; CCUG: 7; NBRC: 7; CECT: 4; CIP: 3; KCTC: 3; VKM: 1.
Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "HBSP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 13 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19 Total number of child taxa: 20
Assigned by:
Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family II. Oxalobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 623.
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