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Species Spirochaeta litoralis

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Spirochaetota Spirochaetia Spirochaetales Spirochaetaceae Spirochaeta Spirochaeta litoralis

Name: Spirochaeta litoralis (ex Hespell and Canale-Parola 1970) Canale-Parola 1980

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ro-KHA͡E-ta li-to-RA-lis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27000; DSM 2029; R1

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16S rRNA gene: FR733665 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Canale-Parola E. Revival of the names Spirochaeta litoralis, Spirochaeta zuelzerae, and Spirochaeta aurantia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:594.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oceanispirochaeta litoralis (Canale-Parola 1980 ex Hespell and Canale-Parola 1970) Subhash and Lee 2017

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Spirochaeta litoralis 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 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 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Canale-Parola E. Revival of the names Spirochaeta litoralis, Spirochaeta zuelzerae, and Spirochaeta aurantia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:594.

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Record number: 781083

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