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Thalassospirochaeta sargassi gen. nov. sp. nov.

Submitted by Chintalapati, Venkata Ramana

Table 1: Complete list of names proposed in the current register list.

Proposed Taxon Etymology Description Parent Taxon Type Registry URL
Genus Thalassospirochaeta [Tha.las.so.spi.ro.chae'ta] Gr. n. thalassa, the sea; N.L. fem. n. Spirochaeta, bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Thalassospirochaeta, Spirochaeta-related organism from the sea
This novel member shows the presence of flagellated genes and genes responsible for flagellar rotation. It is an obligate anaerobe due to the absence of catalase and oxidases. 
Spirochaetaceae Thalassospirochaeta sargassiTs seqco.de/i:31280
Species Thalassospirochaeta sargassiTs [sar.gas'si] N.L. gen. n. sargassi, of Sargassum, referring to the genus name of the brown algae
GC content is 43.93. Flagellated and obligate anaerobes. MEP pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis. vanT AMR genes present. 
Thalassospirochaeta NCBI Assembly: GCA_028532855.1 Ts seqco.de/i:31279