Species Oceanospirillum multiglobuliferum

Name: Oceanospirillum multiglobuliferum (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum multiglobuliferum" Terasaki 1973

Etymology: mul.ti.glo.bu.li’fe.rum. L. masc. adj. multus, much, many; L. masc. dim. n. globulus, a small sphere, globule; L. v. fero, to bear, carry; N.L. neut. adj. multiglobuliferum, bearing many globules

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-no-spi-RIL-lum mul-ti-glo-bu-LI-fe-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33336; CIP 103383; IFO 13614; NBRC 13614

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680461 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Terasaki Y. Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:130-144.

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: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Spirillum multiglobuliferum" Terasaki 1973	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11656 (N = 16).
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Terasaki Y. Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:130-144.

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