''Spirochaeta'' is a genus of

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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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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 Tax ...

'' 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 Taxono ...

'' 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 Tax ...

'' 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 Tax ...

'' 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 Taxono ...

'' 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 Tax ...

'' 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 Tax ...

'' Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983 * '' Spirochaeta lutea'' 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 Taxono ...

'' ♦ 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 Tax ...

'' Miyazaki et al. 2014 * "''

Spirochaeta taiwanensis ''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 Taxo ...

''" Chi-Yu & Cai-Ji 2004 * '' Spirochaeta thermophila'' Aksenova et al. 1992 * ''

Spirochaeta xylanolyticus ''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 Taxo ...

'' Yeh & Huang 2004 Notes:
♦ Type strain lost or not available

References

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