Serpulina innocens

Serpulina innocens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Spirochaetes
Class: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Sarpulinaceae
Genus: Serpulina
Species: Serpulina innocens
Stanton, 1992[1]

Serpulina innocens, formerly known as Serpula innocens (this is a fungal genus) [2] and formerly as Treponema innocens[3] is a species of bacteria. The other species in this genus is Serpulina hyodysenteriae. Both species however are classified as belonging to the genus Brachyspira,[4] together with Brachyspira pilosicoli. It is thought to be a commensal bacteria.

References

  1. ↑ Stanton, Thad B. (1992). "Proposal To Change the Genus Designation Serpula to Serpulina gen. nov. Containing the Species Serpulina hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpulina innocens comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 42 (1): 189–190. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-1-189.
  2. ↑ Stanton, T. B.; Jensen, N. S.; Casey, T. A.; Tordoff, L. A.; Dewhirst, F. E.; Paster, B. J. (1991). "Reclassification of Treponema hyodysenteriae and Treponema innocens in a New Genus, Serpula gen. nov., as Serpula hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpula innocens comb. nov.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 41 (1): 50–58. doi:10.1099/00207713-41-1-50. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 1704792.
  3. ↑ Kinyon, J. M.; Harris, D. L. (1979). "Treponema innocens, a New Species of Intestinal Bacteria, and Emended Description of the Type Strain of Treponema hyodysenteriae Harris et al.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 29 (2): 102–109. doi:10.1099/00207713-29-2-102. ISSN 0020-7713.
  4. ↑ Ochiai S, Adachi Y, Mori K (1997). "Unification of the genera Serpulina and Brachyspira, and proposals of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Comb. Nov., Brachyspira innocens Comb. Nov. and Brachyspira pilosicoli Comb. Nov". Microbiology and Immunology 41 (6): 445–52. doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01877.x. PMID 9251055.

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