Name: Selenomonas sputigena (Flügge 1886) Boskamp 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum sputigenum" Flügge 1886

Etymology: spu.ti.ge’na. L. neut. n. sputum, spit, sputum; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. fem. adj. sputigena, sputum-producing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35185; CCUG 44933; DSM 20758; VPI 10068; VPI D19B-28

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D89882 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Boskamp E. Über Bau, Lebensweise und systematische Stellung von Selenomonas palpitans (Simons). Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1922; 88:58-73.

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 sputigenum" Flügge 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Emendations:
  • Judicial Commission 1992 . JUDICIAL OPINION 65: Designation of strain VPI D 19B-28 (ATCC 35185) in place of strain VPI 10068 (ATCC 33150) as the type strain of Selenomonas sputigena (Flügge 1886) Boskamp 1922. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:655.
    Notes:
    • This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Von Prowazek S. Zur Parasitologie von Westafrika. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie Parasitenkunde Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung I 1913; 70:32-36.
  • According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 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.
  • Replacement of type strain, Opinion 65 IJSB 42:655. Publication: Johnson JL, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Replacement of the type strain of Selenomonas sputigena under Rule 18g. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:371-374.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Boskamp E. Über Bau, Lebensweise und systematische Stellung von Selenomonas palpitans (Simons). Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1922; 88:58-73.

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Record number: 780853