Subspecies Oceanospirillum beijerinckii subsp. beijerinckii

Name: Oceanospirillum beijerinckii subsp. beijerinckii (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Pot et al. 1989 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: "Spirillum beijerinckii" Williams and Rittenberg 1957

Etymology: bei.je.rinc’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. beijerinckii, of Beijerinck, named after Prof M.W. Beijerinck of Delft, Holland

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-no-spi-RIL-lum be͡i-je-RINK-ki-i be͡i-je-RINK-ki-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 12754; CIP 103375; DSM 7166; IFO 15445; LMG 5405; NBRC 15445; NCIMB 52; NCMB 52; VPI 34

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Effective publication: Pot B, Gillis M, Hoste B, Van De Velde A, Bekaert F, Kersters K, De Ley J. Intra- and intergeneric relationships of the genus Oceanospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:23-34.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Oceanospirillum beijerinckii subsp. pelagicum (Terasaki 1973) Pot et al. 1989 according to rule 40d. Publication: Pot B, Gillis M, Hoste B, Van De Velde A, Bekaert F, Kersters K, De Ley J. Intra- and intergeneric relationships of the genus Oceanospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:23-34.
  • ❗ Oceanospirillum beijerinckii subsp. beijerinckii is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Oceanospirillum beijerinckii within a separate genus Oceanospirillum.
  • 😷 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 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 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.
  • 🧍 The strain NCMB 52 does not appear in the UKNCC Strain databases or in The complete list of NCIMB bacterial strains. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillum beijerinckii (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pot B, Gillis M, Hoste B, Van De Velde A, Bekaert F, Kersters K, De Ley J. Intra- and intergeneric relationships of the genus Oceanospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:23-34.

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Record number: 784534