Name: Spirillum winogradskyi Podkopaeva et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wi.no.grad’sky.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. winogradskyi, of Winogradsky, named after Sergey N. Winogradsky, a Russian microbiologist who made a great contribution to the study of chemolithoautotrophic micro-organisms

Pronunciation, gender: wi-no-GRAD-sky-i, neuter

Type strain: D-427; DSM 12756; VKM B-2518

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY845251 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Podkopaeva D, Grabovich M, Kuever J, Lysenko AM, Tourova TP, Kolganova TV, Dubinina G. Proposal of Spirillum winogradskyi sp. nov., a novel microaerophilic species, an emended description of the genus Spirillum and Request for an Opinion regarding the status of the species Spirillum volutans Ehrenberg 1832. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2916-2920.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:269-270.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Spirillum winogradskii" Podkopaeva et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Spirillum Ehrenberg 1832 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Podkopaeva D, Grabovich M, Kuever J, Lysenko AM, Tourova TP, Kolganova TV, Dubinina G. Proposal of Spirillum winogradskyi sp. nov., a novel microaerophilic species, an emended description of the genus Spirillum and Request for an Opinion regarding the status of the species Spirillum volutans Ehrenberg 1832. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2916-2920.

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Record number: 788173