Spirochaetales

Spirochaetales
A microscopic photograph of fluorescent-stained Spirochaeta americana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales Buchanan 1917 [1] (Approved Lists 1980) [2]
Families
Borreliaceae Breznakiellaceae Rectinemataceae Sphaerochaetaceae Spirochaetaceae Treponemataceae

The Spirochaetales are an order of spirochete bacteria. Some species within this order are known to causes syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other illnesses. ^[3]

Phylogeny

See also: Bacterial taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). ^[5]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 [6] [7] [8]

120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220 [9] [10] [11]

Spirochaetales Sphaerochaetaceae Rectinemataceae Breznakiellaceae Treponemataceae Marispirochaetaceae Sediminispirochaetaceae Spirochaeta thermophila Salinispiraceae Spirochaetaceae Alkalispirochaetaceae Spirochaeta aurantia "Thiospirochaetaceae" "Entomospiraceae" Borreliaceae

Borreliales Borreliaceae "Entomospirales" "Entomospiraceae" DSM‑17781 DSM-17781 Spirochaetales_E "Thiospirochaetaceae" Spirochaetaceae_B Spirochaetales_A Spirochaetaceae_A "Salinispirales" "Salinispiraceae" DSM-8902 Alkalispirochaetaceae "Marispirochaetales" Marispirochaetaceae "Sediminispirochaetales" Sediminispirochaetaceae Sphaerochaetales Sphaerochaetaceae Treponematales Rectinemataceae Breznakiellaceae Treponemataceae

See also

• List of bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders

References

1. Buchanan RE. (1917). "Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes". J Bacteriol. 2 (2): 155–164. doi:10.1128/jb.2.2.155-164.1917. PMC   378699 . PMID   16558735.
2. Skerman VB, McGowan V, Sneath PH (1980). "Approved lists of bacterial names". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 30: 225–420. doi: 10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 .
3. Karami, Ali; Sarshar, Meysam; Ranjbar, Reza; Zanjani, Rahim Sorouri (19 October 2014). "The Phylum Spirochaetaceae". The Prokaryotes. pp. 915–929. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_156. ISBN   978-3-642-38953-5.
4. J.P. Euzéby. "Spirochaetales". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
5. Sayers; et al. "Spirochaetales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
6. "The LTP" . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
7. "LTP_all tree in newick format" . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
8. "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
9. "GTDB release 09-RS220". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
10. "bac120_r220.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
11. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2024.