Name: Novispirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: "Spirillum itersonii" Giesberger 1936

Etymology: i.ter.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. itersonii, of Iterson, named after G. Van Iterson, a Dutch bacteriologist

Pronunciation, gender: i-ter-SO-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 12639; CCUG 49447; CIP 105798; Giesberger; IFO 15648; JCM 21278; JCM 21494; LMG 4337; NBRC 15648; NCIB 9070; NCIMB 9070; NRRL B-2053

See detailed strain information at

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Park S, Lee SY, Oh TK. Reclassification of Aquaspirillum itersonii and Aquaspirillum peregrinum as Novispirillum itersonii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Insolitispirillum peregrinum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2830-2835.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aquaspirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Terasaki 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Levispirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii" (Giesberger 1936) Pot and Gillis 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Novispirillum itersonii subsp. nipponicum (Terasaki 1973) Yoon et al. 2007 according to rule 40d. Publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Park S, Lee SY, Oh TK. Reclassification of Aquaspirillum itersonii and Aquaspirillum peregrinum as Novispirillum itersonii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Insolitispirillum peregrinum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2830-2835.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Novispirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Park S, Lee SY, Oh TK. Reclassification of Aquaspirillum itersonii and Aquaspirillum peregrinum as Novispirillum itersonii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Insolitispirillum peregrinum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2830-2835.

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Record number: 787814