Mucispirillum


Mucispirillum is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres. It is represented by the single species Mucispirillum schaedleri|. It has been found in the intestinal tract of some rodents and considered a commensal with some association to disease. This species has been found in cockroaches mice, turkeys, dogs, pigs, goats, termites, and sometimes humans. It is anaerobic and does not form spores. It is motile, flagellated and thought to have the ability to move through mucus.

Etymology

The name Mucispirillum derives from Latin noun mucus, mucus; New Latin dim. neuter gender noun spirillum, a small spiral; New Latin neuter gender noun mucispirillum, a small spiral rod of the mucus.

Species

This genus contains a single species, namely M. schaedleri.; New Latin genitive case noun schaedleri, of Schaedler, in honour of Russell Schaedler, active in the study of the bacteria of the intestinal tract of mammals.