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Species Spirochaeta stenostrepta
Name: Spirochaeta stenostrepta corrig. Zuelzer 1912 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ste.no.strep’ta. Gr. masc. adj. stenos, narrow; Gr. masc. adj. streptos, pliant, bent; N.L. fem. adj. stenostrepta, tightly coiled
Pronunciation, gender: ste-no-STREP-ta, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 25083; DSM 2028; JCM 16534
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
AB541984
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FASTA
Effective publication: Zuelzer M. Über Spirochaeta plicatilis Ehrenberg und deren Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1912; 24:1-59.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Treponema stenostreptum corrig. (Zuelzer 1912) Abt et al. 2013
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Zuelzera stenostrepta (Zuelzer 1912) Brune et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Treponema stenostreptum corrig. (Zuelzer 1912) Abt et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Treponema stenostrepta (Zuelzer 1912) Abt et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Spirochaeta stenostreptum Zuelzer 1912 (Approved Lists 1980) other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- ❗ Spirochaeta stenostrepta 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 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Zuelzer M. Über Spirochaeta plicatilis Ehrenberg und deren Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1912; 24:1-59.
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Record number: 781087
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