Name: Teretinema zuelzerae (Canale-Parola 1980 ex Veldkamp 1960) Song et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Spirochaeta zuelzerae (ex Veldkamp 1960) Canale-Parola 1980

Etymology: zuel’zer.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. zuelzerae, of Zuelzer, named after Margarete Zuelzer, who described the occurrence of morphologically diverse spirochetes in sulfide-rich environments

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19044; DSM 1903

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR749929 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Song Y, Pfeiffer F, Radek R, Hearne C, Herve V, Brune A. Comparative Analysis of Brucepastera parasyntrophica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Teretinema zuelzerae gen. nov., comb. nov. (Treponemataceae) Reveals the Importance of Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer in the Energy Metabolism of Spirochetes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0050322.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Treponema zuelzerae" Veldkamp 1960	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Spirochaeta zuelzerae (ex Veldkamp 1960) Canale-Parola 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Treponema zuelzerae (Canale-Parola 1980 ex Veldkamp 1960) Abt et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Teretinema Song et al. 2023. Publication: Song Y, Pfeiffer F, Radek R, Hearne C, Herve V, Brune A. Comparative Analysis of Brucepastera parasyntrophica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Teretinema zuelzerae gen. nov., comb. nov. (Treponemataceae) Reveals the Importance of Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer in the Energy Metabolism of Spirochetes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0050322.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Teretinema Song et al. 2023

Assigned by: Song Y, Pfeiffer F, Radek R, Hearne C, Herve V, Brune A. Comparative Analysis of Brucepastera parasyntrophica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Teretinema zuelzerae gen. nov., comb. nov. (Treponemataceae) Reveals the Importance of Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer in the Energy Metabolism of Spirochetes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0050322.

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Record number: 36216