Name: Sulfurospirillum deleyianum Schumacher et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ley.i.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. deleyianum, named after J. De Ley, for his contributions to genetic analysis in bacterial systematics

Pronunciation, gender: de-ley-i-A-num, neuter

Type strain: 5175; ATCC 51133; DSM 6946; "Spirillum" 5175

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16S rRNA gene: Y13671 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schumacher W, Kroneck PMH, Pfennig N. Comparative systematic study on "Spirillum" 5175, Campylobacter and Wolinella species. Description of "Spirillum" 5175 as Sulfurospirillum deleyianum gen. nov., spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 158:287-293.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfurospirillum Schumacher et al. 1993. Publication: Schumacher W, Kroneck PMH, Pfennig N. Comparative systematic study on "Spirillum" 5175, Campylobacter and Wolinella species. Description of "Spirillum" 5175 as Sulfurospirillum deleyianum gen. nov., spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 158:287-293.
  • 😷 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Sikorski J, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Chen F, Tice H, Cheng JF, Saunders E, et al. Complete genome sequence of Sulfurospirillum deleyianum type strain (5175). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:149-157.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 44, the reference citation of Sulfurospirillum deleyianum Schumacher et al. 1993 is incomplete. The correct reference is as follows: Schumacher, W., Kroneck, P. M. H. and Pfennig, N. (1992). Comparative systematic study on "Spirillum" 5175, Campylobacter and Wolinella species. Description of "Spirillum" 5175 as Sulfurospirillum deleyianum gen. nov., spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 158, 287-293. Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.

Parent taxon: Sulfurospirillum Schumacher et al. 1993

Assigned by: Schumacher W, Kroneck PMH, Pfennig N. Comparative systematic study on "Spirillum" 5175, Campylobacter and Wolinella species. Description of "Spirillum" 5175 as Sulfurospirillum deleyianum gen. nov., spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 158:287-293.

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