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Species Spirochaeta smaragdinae
Name: Spirochaeta smaragdinae Magot et al. 1998
Etymology: sma.rag’di.nae. L. masc. n. smaragdus, a green precious stone, emerald; L. adj. smaragdinus -a -um, of or belonging to the emerald; N.L. gen. masc. n. smaragdinae, intended to mean from Emerald, the name of the oilfield in Congo, Central Africa
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sma-RAG-di-na͡e, feminine
Type strain: DSM 11293; JCM 15392; SEBR 4228
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U80597
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Magot M, Fardeau ML, Arnauld O, Lanau C, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Patel BK. Spirochaeta smaragdinae sp. nov., a new mesophilic strictly anaerobic spirochete from an oil field. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 155:185-191. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae (Magot et al. 1998) Shivani et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae (Magot et al. 1998) Shivani et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Spirochaeta smaragdinae 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 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 6 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:
Mavromatis K, Yasawong M, Chertkov O, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Nolan M, Del Rio TG, Tice H, Cheng JF, Pitluck S, et al. Complete genome sequence of Spirochaeta smaragdinae type strain (SEBR 4228). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 3:136-144. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Magot M, Fardeau ML, Arnauld O, Lanau C, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Patel BK. Spirochaeta smaragdinae sp. nov., a new mesophilic strictly anaerobic spirochete from an oil field. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 155:185-191. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 781085
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