Etymology:krie’gi.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.kriegii, in honor of the American microbiologist N.R. Krieg, who contributed much to the study of heterotrophic spirilla
Original publication:
Podkopaeva DA, Grabovich MY, Dubinina GA, Lysenko AM, Tourova TP, Kolganova TV. Two new species of microaerophilic sulfur spirilla, Spirillum winogradskii sp. nov. and Spirillum kriegii sp. nov. Microbiology (Mikrobiologiya) 2006; 75:172-179. 🇷🇺
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not correct name)