''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

classified within the phylum

Spirochaetota A spirochaete () or spirochete is a member of the phylum Spirochaetota (), (synonym Spirochaetes) which contains distinctive diderm (double-membrane) gram-negative bacteria, most of which have long, helically coiled (corkscrew-shaped or ...

.See the

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. Data extracted from See the

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Phylogeny

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

(LPSN) and

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(NCBI). * ''

Spirochaeta africana ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Zhilina et al. 1996 * ''

Spirochaeta asiatica ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Zhilina et al. 1996 * ''

Spirochaeta aurantia ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Vinzent 1926 ex Canale-Parola 1980 * ''

Spirochaeta cellobiosiphila ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Breznak & Warnecke 2008 * ''

Spirochaeta dissipatitropha ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Pikuta et al. 2009 * ''

Spirochaeta halophila ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Greenberg & Canale-Parola 1977 * ''

Spirochaeta isovalerica ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983 * ''

Spirochaeta lutea ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Shivani et al. 2015 * ''

Spirochaeta plicatilis ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' ♦ Ehrenberg 1835 (type sp.) * ''

Spirochaeta psychrophila ''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of bacteria classified within the phylum Spirochaetota.See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from See the NCBIbr>webpage on SpirochaetesData extracted from Phylogeny Taxonom ...

'' Miyazaki et al. 2014 * "'' Spirochaeta taiwanensis''" Chi-Yu & Cai-Ji 2004 * ''

Spirochaeta thermophila ''Spirochaeta thermophila'' is a fairly recently discovered free-living, anaerobic, spirochaete that seems to be the most thermophilic of the Spirochaetales order. The type species was discovered in 1992 in Kuril islands, Russia and described in ...

'' Aksenova et al. 1992 * '' Spirochaeta xylanolyticus'' Yeh & Huang 2004 Notes:
♦ Type strain lost or not available

References

Spirochaetes Gram-negative bacteria Bacteria genera {{Spirochaetae-stub