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Species Spirochaeta coccoides
Name: Spirochaeta coccoides Dröge et al. 2006
Etymology: coc.co.i’des. Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a berry; Gr. neut. n. eîdos, shape; N.L. fem. adj. coccoides, berry-shaped
Pronunciation, gender: kok-ko-I-des, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1237; DSM 17374; SPN1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ698092
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Droge S, Frohlich J, Radek R, Konig H. Spirochaeta coccoides sp. nov., a novel coccoid spirochete from the hindgut of the termite Neotermes castaneus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:392-397. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Sphaerochaeta coccoides (Dröge et al. 2006) Abt et al. 2012
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphaerochaeta coccoides (Dröge et al. 2006) Abt et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Parasphaerochaeta coccoides (Dröge et al. 2006) Bidzhieva et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Spirochaeta coccoides 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Abt B, Han C, Scheuner C, Lu M, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of the termite hindgut bacterium Spirochaeta coccoides type strain (SPN1T), reclassification in the genus Sphaerochaeta as Sphaerochaeta coccoides comb. nov. and emendations of the family Spirochaetaceae and the genus Sphaerochaeta. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:194-209.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Droge S, Frohlich J, Radek R, Konig H. Spirochaeta coccoides sp. nov., a novel coccoid spirochete from the hindgut of the termite Neotermes castaneus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:392-397.
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Record number: 785256
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