Spirochaeta

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Spirochaeta
Spirochaeta americana.png
A microscopic photograph of fluorescent-stained Spirochaeta americana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Spirochaetaceae
Genus: Spirochaeta
Ehrenberg 1835 emend. Pikuta et al. 2009 non Turczaninow 1851
Synonyms
  • "Ehrenbergia" Gieszczykiewiez 1939 non Martius 1827 non Sprengel 1820

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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Spirochaetaceae
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S. thermophila

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

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S. americana

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Treponema

 
 
 
 

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]

  • Zhilina et al. 1996
  • Zhilina et al. 1996
  • Spirochaeta americana Hoover et al. 2003
  • Zhilina et al. 1996
  • (ex Vinzent 1926) Canale-Parola 1980
    • ? (ex Vinzent 1926) Canale-Parola 1980 emend. Canale-Parola 1984 ["Spirochaeta aurantia var. aurantia" Breznak & Canale-Parola 1980]
    • ? Canale-Parola 1984
  • Fracek and Stolz 2004
  • Breznak and Warnecke 2008
  • Pikuta et al. 2009
  • Greenberg and Canale-Parola 1977
  • Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983
  • (ex Hespell and Canale-Parola 1970) Canale-Parola 1980
  • Dubinina et al. 2011
  • ♦ Ehrenberg 1835 (type sp.)
  • Miyazaki et al. 2014
  • Magot et al. 1998
  • Vishnuvardhan Reddy et al. 2013
  • ♠ Chi-Yu & Cai-Ji 2004
  • Spirochaeta thermophila Aksenova et al. 1992
  • ♠ 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[]

  1. ^ See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from J.P. Euzéby. "Spirochaetes". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Spirochaetes Data extracted from Sayers; et al. "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  3. ^ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Spirochaetes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  5. ^ Sayers; et al. "Spirochaetes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.


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