Name: Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae (Magot et al. 1998) Shivani et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Spirochaeta smaragdinae Magot et al. 1998

Etymology: sma.rag’di.nae. N.L. gen. masc. n. smaragdinae, intended to mean from Emerald, the name of the oilfield in Congo, Central Africa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sma-RAG-di-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 11293; JCM 15392; SEBR 4228

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U80597 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 smaragdinae Magot et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.40287 (N = 7).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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: 794929