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Species Treponema saccharophilum
Name: Treponema saccharophilum Paster and Canale-Parola 1986
Etymology: sac.cha.ro’phi.lum. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. saccharophilum, sugar-loving
Type strain: ATCC 43261; DSM 2985; PB
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M71238
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Paster BJ, Canale-Parola E. Treponema saccharophilum sp. nov., a large pectinolytic spirochete from the bovine rumen. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985; 50:212-219. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01116 (N = 2).
- 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Paster BJ, Canale-Parola E. Treponema saccharophilum sp. nov., a large pectinolytic spirochete from the bovine rumen. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985; 50:212-219.
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Record number: 782840
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