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Species Spirochaeta isovalerica
Name: Spirochaeta isovalerica Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983
Etymology: i.so.va.le’ri.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum isovalericum, isovaleric acid; N.L. fem. adj. isovalerica, intended to mean pertaining to isovaleric acid, the major acid formed as a fermentation product from branched-chain amino acids
Pronunciation, gender: i-so-wa-LE-ri-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 33939; DSM 2461; MA-2
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16S rRNA gene:
M88720
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Harwood CS, Canale-Parola E. Spirochaeta isovalerica sp. nov., a marine anaerobe that forms branched-chain fatty acids as fermentation products. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:573-579. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Harwood CS, Canale-Parola E. Spirochaeta isovalerica sp. nov., a marine anaerobe that forms branched-chain fatty acids as fermentation products. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:573-579.
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Record number: 781082
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