Name: Sediminispirochaeta sinaica (Dubinina et al. 2015) Shivani et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Spirochaeta sinaica Dubinina et al. 2015

Etymology: si.na’i.ca. N.L. fem. adj. sinaica, pertaining to the Sinai shore, from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 14994; SL; UNIQEM U783

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KC261846 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of 'Candidatus Marispirochaeta associata' and reclassification of Spirochaeta bajacaliforniensis, Spirochaeta smaragdinae and Spirochaeta sinaica to a new genus Sediminispirochaeta gen. nov. as Sediminispirochaeta bajacaliforniensis comb. nov., Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae comb. nov. and Sediminispirochaeta sinaica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5485-5492.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spirochaeta sinaica Dubinina et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sediminispirochaeta Shivani et al. 2016

Assigned by: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of 'Candidatus Marispirochaeta associata' and reclassification of Spirochaeta bajacaliforniensis, Spirochaeta smaragdinae and Spirochaeta sinaica to a new genus Sediminispirochaeta gen. nov. as Sediminispirochaeta bajacaliforniensis comb. nov., Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae comb. nov. and Sediminispirochaeta sinaica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5485-5492.

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Record number: 794930