Name: Marinospirillum minutulum (Watanabe 1959) Satomi et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum minutulum" Watanabe 1959

Etymology: L. dim. neut. adj. minutulum, very little

Type strains: ATCC 19193; CIP 103376; DSM 6287; IFO 15450; LMG 5334; NBRC 15450; NCIMB 1347

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB006769 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hayashi M, Shouzen Y, Okuzumi M, Fujii T. Marinospirillum gen. nov., with descriptions of Marinospirillum megaterium sp. nov., isolated from kusaya gravy, and transfer of Oceanospirillum minutulum to Marinospirillum minutulum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1341-1348.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanospirillum minutulum (Watanabe 1959) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published
    "Spirillum minutulum" Watanabe 1959	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Marinospirillum Satomi et al. 1998. Publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hayashi M, Shouzen Y, Okuzumi M, Fujii T. Marinospirillum gen. nov., with descriptions of Marinospirillum megaterium sp. nov., isolated from kusaya gravy, and transfer of Oceanospirillum minutulum to Marinospirillum minutulum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1341-1348.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Marinospirillum Satomi et al. 1998

Assigned by: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hayashi M, Shouzen Y, Okuzumi M, Fujii T. Marinospirillum gen. nov., with descriptions of Marinospirillum megaterium sp. nov., isolated from kusaya gravy, and transfer of Oceanospirillum minutulum to Marinospirillum minutulum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1341-1348.

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