Spirochaeta
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Class: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 emend. Pikuta et al. 2009 non Turczaninow 1851 |
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Spirochaeta is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetes.[1] [2]
Phylogeny
The phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.[3]
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Taxonomy
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[5]
- Spirochaeta africana Zhilina et al. 1996
- Spirochaeta alkalica Zhilina et al. 1996
- Spirochaeta americana Hoover et al. 2003
- Spirochaeta asiatica Zhilina et al. 1996
- Spirochaeta aurantia (ex Vinzent 1926) Canale-Parola 1980
- ?S. a. aurantia (ex Vinzent 1926) Canale-Parola 1980 emend. Canale-Parola 1984 ["Spirochaeta aurantia var. aurantia" Breznak & Canale-Parola 1980]
- ?S. a. stricta Canale-Parola 1984
- Spirochaeta bajacaliforniensis Fracek and Stolz 2004
- Spirochaeta cellobiosiphila Breznak and Warnecke 2008
- Spirochaeta dissipatitropha Pikuta et al. 2009
- Spirochaeta halophila Greenberg and Canale-Parola 1977
- Spirochaeta isovalerica Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983
- Spirochaeta litoralis (ex Hespell and Canale-Parola 1970) Canale-Parola 1980
- Spirochaeta perfilievii Dubinina et al. 2011
- Spirochaeta plicatilis ♦ Ehrenberg 1835 (type sp.)
- Spirochaeta psychrophila Miyazaki et al. 2014
- Spirochaeta smaragdinae Magot et al. 1998
- Spirochaeta sphaeroplastigenens Vishnuvardhan Reddy et al. 2013
- Spirochaeta taiwanensis ♠ Chi-Yu & Cai-Ji 2004
- Spirochaeta thermophila Aksenova et al. 1992
- Spirochaeta xylanolyticus ♠ Yeh & Huang 2004
Notes:
♦ Type strain lost or not available
♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN)
References
- ↑ See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from J.P. Euzéby. "Spirochaetes". Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Spirochaetes Data extracted from Sayers; et al. "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ↑ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Spirochaetes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ Sayers; et al. "Spirochaetes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.