Species Pseudomonas taeniospiralis

Name: Pseudomonas taeniospiralis Lalucat et al. 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tae.ni.o.spi.ra’lis. Gr. fem. n. tainia, band, ribbon; L. fem. n. taenia, ribbon; L. masc./fem. adj. spiralis, coiled; from Gr. fem. n. speîra, coil; from L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. taeniospiralis, ribbon coiled, after Caedibacter taeniospiralis, an organism with which it shares characteristics

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas ta͡e-ni-o-spi-RA-lis, feminine

Type strain: 2K1; ATCC 49743; CCUG 15921; CIP 106727; DSM 2082; JCM 21411; LMG 7170; NBRC 102512

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16S rRNA gene: AF078768 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lalucat J, Parés R, Schlegel HG. Pseudomonas taeniospiralis sp. nov., an R-body-containing hydrogen bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:332-338. 🇪🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Hydrogenophaga taeniospiralis (Lalucat et al. 1982) Willems et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Hydrogenophaga taeniospiralis (Lalucat et al. 1982) Willems et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas taeniospiralis 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 Pseudomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lalucat J, Parés R, Schlegel HG. Pseudomonas taeniospiralis sp. nov., an R-body-containing hydrogen bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:332-338. 🇪🇸

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Species Pseudomonas taeniospiralis