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Species Spirochaeta americana
Name: Spirochaeta americana Hoover et al. 2003
Etymology: a.mer.i.can’a. N.L. fem. adj. americana, of American continent, isolated from soda Mono Lake, California, USA
Type strain: ASpG1; ATCC BAA-392; DSM 14872
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF373921
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Hoover RB, Pikuta EV, Bej AK, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Tang J, Krader P. Spirochaeta americana sp. nov., a new haloalkaliphilic, obligately anaerobic spirochaete isolated from soda Mono Lake in California. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:815-821. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Alkalispirochaeta americana (Hoover et al. 2003) Sravanthi et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Alkalispirochaeta americana (Hoover et al. 2003) Sravanthi et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Spirochaeta americana is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Spirochaeta.
- 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hoover RB, Pikuta EV, Bej AK, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Tang J, Krader P. Spirochaeta americana sp. nov., a new haloalkaliphilic, obligately anaerobic spirochaete isolated from soda Mono Lake in California. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:815-821.
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Record number: 781073
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