Spirochaeta Explained

Spirochaeta is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[2]

See also: Bacterial taxonomy.

Species incertae sedis:

• Spirochaeta plicatilis Ehrenberg 1835 (type sp.)
• "Spirochaeta taiwanensis" Chi-Yu & Cai-Ji 2004
• Spirochaeta xylanolyticus Yeh & Huang 2004

See also

• List of bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders

Notes and References

1. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Spirochaeta . 2023-07-20 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
2. Web site: Sayers. et al.. Spirochaeta . 2023-07-20 . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database.
3. Web site: The LTP . 20 November 2023.
4. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 20 November 2023.
5. Web site: LTP_08_2023 Release Notes. 20 November 2023.
6. Web site: GTDB release 08-RS214 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
7. Web site: bac120_r214.sp_label . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
8. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.