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. neut. part. adj. succiniciproducens, producing succinic acid

Pronunciation, gender: suk-ki-ni-ki-pro-DU-kens, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 60 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 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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Record number: 773238