Name: Sporomusa sphaeroides Möller et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sphaer.o.i’des. L. fem. adj. sphaeroides, spherical, referring to the shape of the endospore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sp^ha͡er-o-I-des, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35900; DSM 2875; Strain E

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16S rRNA gene: AJ279801 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Möller B, Ossmer R, Howard BH, Gottschalk G, Hippe H. Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:388-396.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985. Publication: Möller B, Ossmer R, Howard BH, Gottschalk G, Hippe H. Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:388-396.
  • 😷 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Assigned by: Möller B, Ossmer R, Howard BH, Gottschalk G, Hippe H. Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:388-396.

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Record number: 781135