Name: Sporomusa sphaeroides Möller et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sphae.ro.i’des. N.L. adj. sphaeroides, spherical, referring to the shape of the endospore

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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