Name: Sporomusa termitida Breznak et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.mi.ti.da. L. masc. n. termes (gen. termitis), worm that eats wood; N.L. fem. adj. termitida, referring to termites, from whose intestinal tract the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49683; DSM 4440; JSN; JSN-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M61920 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Breznak JA, Switzer JM, Seitz HJ. Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites. Arch. Microbiol. 1988; 150:282-288.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 33. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:212.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05499 (N = 5).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Assigned by: Breznak JA, Switzer JM, Seitz HJ. Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites. Arch. Microbiol. 1988; 150:282-288.

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Record number: 781136