Etymology:
Ma.gne.to.spi.ril.lum. Gr. masc. n.Magnês (gen. Magnêtos), pertaining to a magnet; Gr. fem. n.speîra, a spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n.spirillum, a small spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n.Magnetospirillum, a small magnetic spiral
Effective publication:
Schleifer KH, Schüler D, Spring S, Weizenegger M, Amann R, Ludwig W, Köhler M. The genus Magnetospirillum gen. nov. description of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense sp. nov. and transfer of Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:379-385.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 40. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:191-192.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Emendations:
Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Notes:
⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
🧍 As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion. — 🧍 In the publication by Hördt et al. (2020) the authority was incorrectly given as "Schleifer et al. 1991".
Koziaeva et al. 2023
Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406.
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 39. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6172. Notes:
⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 4 species from the genus.
⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
Notes:
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Magnetospirillaceae Koziaeva et al. 2023.Publication:
Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406.
🧕 Koziaeva et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Magnetospirillaceae Koziaeva et al. 2023.Publication:
Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406.
🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Magenetospirillum"; "Magnetospinllum"; "Magnetospirillurn"; "Magnetospirullum".
💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Koziaeva et al. (2023). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 10; ATCC: 6; NBRC: 5; VKM: 5; KCTC: 4; JCM: 3; LMG: 2; IFO: 2.
😷 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".
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10 Total number of child taxa: 15
Assigned by:
Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1.
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