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Species Treponema isoptericolens
Name: Treponema isoptericolens Dröge et al. 2008
Etymology: i.so.pte’ri.co.lens. N.L. neut. pl. n. Isoptera, scientific name of an order which encompasses the termites; L. pres. part. colens, inhabiting; from L. inf. v. colere, to inhabit; N.L. neut. part. adj. isoptericolens, inhabitant of Isoptera, termites
Type strain: DSM 18056; JCM 13955; SPIT5
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16S rRNA gene:
AM182455
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Droge S, Rachel R, Radek R, Konig H. Treponema isoptericolens sp. nov., a novel spirochaete from the hindgut of the termite Incisitermes tabogae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1079-1083. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens (Dröge et al. 2008) Brune et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Droge S, Rachel R, Radek R, Konig H. Treponema isoptericolens sp. nov., a novel spirochaete from the hindgut of the termite Incisitermes tabogae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1079-1083.
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Record number: 782837
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