Name: Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens Davis et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: suc.ci.ni.ci.pro.du’cens. N.L. neut. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; L. pres. part. producens, producing; N.L. part. adj. succiniciproducens, producing succinic acid

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29305; CCUG 21558; CCUG 24194; DSM 6400; LMG 7826; NCTC 11536

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16S rRNA gene: U96412 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Davis CP, Cleven D, Brown J, Balish E. Anaerobiospirillum, a new genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:498-504.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerobiospirillum Davis et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Davis CP, Cleven D, Brown J, Balish E. Anaerobiospirillum, a new genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:498-504.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 59 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Anaerobiospirillum Davis et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Davis CP, Cleven D, Brown J, Balish E. Anaerobiospirillum, a new genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:498-504.

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