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Species "Treponema zuelzerae"

Name: "Treponema zuelzerae" Veldkamp 1960

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tre-po-NE-ma ZU͡EL-ze-ra͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19044; DSM 1903

16S rRNA gene: FR749929 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Veldkamp H. Isolation and characteristics of Treponema zuelzerae nov. spec., and anaerobic, free-living spirochete. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1960; 26:103-125.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.

Parent taxon: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Veldkamp H. Isolation and characteristics of Treponema zuelzerae nov. spec., and anaerobic, free-living spirochete. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1960; 26:103-125.

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Record number: 17561