Notes:

• 1) Square brackets ([ ]) around a genus indicates that the name awaits appropriate action by the research community to be transferred to another genus.
• 2) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Linn DM & Krieg NR (1978) Linn, D.M., and Krieg, N.R. "Occurrence of two organisms in cultures of the type strain Spirillum lunatum: proposal for rejection of the name Spirillum lunatum and characterization of Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae and an unclassified vibrioid bacterium." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1978) 28:132-138. [No PubMed record available.]

Williams MA (1960) Williams, M.A. "Flagellation in six species of Spirillum -- a correction." Int. Bull. Bacteriol. Nomencl. Taxon. (1960) 10:193-196. [No PubMed record available.]

Williams MA & Rittenberg SC (1957) Williams, M.A., and Rittenberg, S.C. "A taxonomic study of the genus Spirillum Ehrenberg." Int. Bull. Bacteriol. Nomencl. Taxon. (1957) 7:49-112. [No PubMed record available.]

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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.