Name: Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mu.ci.spi.ril’lum. L. masc. n. mucus, mucus; N.L. neut. dim. n. spirillum, a small spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n. Mucispirillum, a small spiral rod of the mucus

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Mucispirill-), mu-ki-spi-RIL-lum

Type species: Mucispirillum schaedleri Robertson et al. 2005

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Robertson BR, O'Rourke JL, Neilan BA, Vandamme P, On SL, Fox JG, Lee A. Mucispirillum schaedleri gen. nov., sp. nov., a spiral-shaped bacterium colonizing the mucus layer of the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory rodents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1199-1204.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Mucispirillaceae Spring et al. 2022. Publication: Spring S, Rohde M, Bunk B, Sproer C, Will SE, Neumann-Schaal M. New insights into the energy metabolism and taxonomy of Deferribacteres revealed by the characterization of a new isolate from a hypersaline microbial mat. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:2543-2575.
  • 🧕 Jumas-Bilak et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the phylum "Deferribacteres" Garrity and Holt 2001. Publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.
  • 🧕 Spring et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Mucispirillaceae Spring et al. 2022. Publication: Spring S, Rohde M, Bunk B, Sproer C, Will SE, Neumann-Schaal M. New insights into the energy metabolism and taxonomy of Deferribacteres revealed by the characterization of a new isolate from a hypersaline microbial mat. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:2543-2575.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Mucispirillum faecigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mucispirillum schaedleri Robertson et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Deferribacteraceae Huber and Stetter 2002

Assigned by: Robertson BR, O'Rourke JL, Neilan BA, Vandamme P, On SL, Fox JG, Lee A. Mucispirillum schaedleri gen. nov., sp. nov., a spiral-shaped bacterium colonizing the mucus layer of the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory rodents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1199-1204.

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