Biology:Spirillum minus
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Spirillum minus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Nitrosomonadales |
| Family: | Spirillaceae |
| Genus: | Spirillum |
| Species: | S. minus
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| Binomial name | |
| Spirillum minus Carter, 1887[1]
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Spirillum minus is an organism associated with rat-bite fever (specifically sodoku)[2][3][4] that has never been fully identified and was assigned to the genus Spirillum in 1887 based on morphology, although it is not a validly published name. As Spirillum species generally obligately microaerophiles and are not found in mammals, this organism may be misclassified. Sequencing data should help to resolve this question.
This organism is presumed to be a bacterium. It stains gram-negative and has a coiled rod shape. It does not grow in vitro, and requires inoculation in animals for growth. No attempts to sequence the organism are known as of 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rat-Bite Fever in Washington, D. C., Due to Spirillum minus and Streptobacillus moniliformis". Public Health Reports 56 (40): 1961–1969. 1941. doi:10.2307/4583884.
- ↑ "Spirillum" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ "Rat bite fever". Veterinary Microbiology 133 (3): 211–28. January 2009. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.079. PMID 19008054. https://hal.science/hal-00532514/file/PEER_stage2_10.1016%252Fj.vetmic.2008.09.079.pdf.
- ↑ "Rat-bite fever septic arthritis: illustrative case and literature review". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 25 (12): 791–7. December 2006. doi:10.1007/s10096-006-0224-x. PMID 17096137.
- ↑ "Rat-Bite Fever: Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases (Eighth ed.). Philadelphia, PA. 2015. pp. 2629–2632. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4557-4801-3.00233-2. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.
Wikidata ☰ Q7577829 entry
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