Name: Aquaspirillum anulus (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum anulus" Williams and Rittenberg 1957

Etymology: a’nu.lus. L. masc. n. anulus, a ring (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … A-nu-lus, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35958; CCUG 49446; IAM 14948; IFO 14917; JCM 21430; NBRC 14917; NCIB 9012; NCIMB 9012

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB074527 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hylemon PB, Wells Jr. JS, Krieg NR, Jannasch HW. The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:340-380.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Giesbergeria anulus (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Spirillum anulus" Williams and Rittenberg 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Giesbergeria anulus (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aquaspirillum anulus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Aquaspirillum.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hylemon PB, Wells Jr. JS, Krieg NR, Jannasch HW. The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:340-380.

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Record number: 783390