Name: Aquaspirillum autotrophicum Aragno and Schlegel 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.to.tro’phi.cum. Gr. masc. pron. autos, self; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. neut. adj. autotrophicum, self-nursing

Pronunciation, gender: a͡u-to-TRO-p^hi-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29984; CCUG 12808; DSM 732; IAM 14942; IFO 15327; JCM 21424; LMG 4326; NBRC 15327; VKM B-1394

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16S rRNA gene: AB074524 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Aragno M, Schlegel HG. Aquaspirillum autotrophicum, a new species of hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively autotrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:112-116.

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: Herbaspirillum autotrophicum (Aragno and Schlegel 1978) Ding and Yokota 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Herbaspirillum autotrophicum (Aragno and Schlegel 1978) Ding and Yokota 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aquaspirillum autotrophicum 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 8 times 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: Aragno M, Schlegel HG. Aquaspirillum autotrophicum, a new species of hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively autotrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:112-116.

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Record number: 773320