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Species Verrucomicrobium spinosum
Name: Verrucomicrobium spinosum Schlesner 1988
Etymology: spi.no’sum. L. neut. adj. spinosum, thorny, spiny
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … spi-NO-sum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43997; DSM 4136; IFAM 1439
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X90515
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Schlesner H. Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:54-56. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Verrucomicrobium Schlesner 1988.
Publication:
Schlesner H. Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:54-56. 🇩🇪
- 😷 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 35 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Verrucomicrobium Schlesner 1988.
Publication:
Schlesner H. Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:54-56.
Parent taxon: Verrucomicrobium Schlesner 1988
Assigned by:
Schlesner H. Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 10:54-56. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 782972
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