Cristispira

Genus of bacteria

Cristispira
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Borreliaceae
Genus:	Cristispira Gross 1910
Type species
"Cristispira pectinis" Gross 1910
Species^[2]^[3]
"C. anodontae" Keysselitz 1906 "C. balbiani" (Certes 1882) Certes 1882 "C. interrogationis" Gross 1910 C. pectinis Gross 1910 "C. pinnae" Gonder 1908) Gross 1910^[1]

Cristispira is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. They are known as large spirochetes. They are characterized by the host species in which they reside.^[4] They are known as harmless parasites of freshwater and marine molluscs and gastropods. They have an unusually large number of periplasmic flagella.

Morphology

They are differentiated from other spirochetes by the presence of a crestlike structure called the crista.^[4] Their cell bodies are flexible. The cell diameter is 28 to 120 micrometers. They are actively motile.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology". The Williams and Wilkins Company. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
^ J.P. Euzéby. "Cristispira". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ Sayers; et al. "Cristispira". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ ^a ^b "Scanning Electron Microscopy of Cristispira Species in Chesapeake Bay Oysters" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-19.

Prokaryotes: Bacteria classification

Domain

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

(major groups

Excavata

Diaphoretickes

Hacrobia

Rhizaria

Alveolata

Stramenopiles

Plants

Amorphea

Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animals

Fungi)

Terrabacteria
BV1, BV3, BV5

others	Actinomycetota Acidimicrobiia Actinomycetia "Aquicultoria" Coriobacteriia "Geothermincolia" "Humimicrobiia" Rubrobacteria Thermoleophilia "Bipolaricaulota" "Bipolaricaulia" Chloroflexota "Caldilineia" Chloroflexia Dehalococcoidia Ktedonobacteria "Limnocylindria" Deinococcota "Deinococcia" "Dormiibacterota" "Dormibacteria" Armatimonadota "Abditibacteriia" Armatimonadia Chthonomonadia Fimbriimonadia "Heboniibacteriia" "Zipacnadia" "Eremiobacterota" "Eudoremicrobiia" "Xenobiia" "Eremiobacteria"
Cyanoprokaryota	Cyanobacteriota Cyanobacteria "Sericytochromatia" "Vampirovibrionophyceae" "Margulisiibacteriota" "Marinamargulisbacteria" "Riflemargulisbacteria" "Saganbacteria" "Termititenacia"
Firmicutes BV3 Low GC	Bacillota "Bacillia" Bacillota A "Clostridiia" "Thermoanaerobacteria" "Thermosediminibacteria" Bacillota D "Dethiobacteria" "Natranaerobiia" "Proteinivoracia" Bacillota E "Sulfobacillia" "Symbiobacteriia" "Thermaerobacteria" Bacillota G "Hydrogenisporia" Limnochordia "Desulfotomaculota" "Carboxydocellia" "Carboxydothermia" "Dehalobacteriia" "Desulfitobacteriia" "Desulfotomaculia" "Moorellia" "Peptococcia" "Syntrophomonadia" "Thermincolia" "Halanaerobiaeota" "Halanaerobiia" "Selenobacteria" "Selenomonadia"

CPR group

"Elulota"
- "Elulimicrobia"
"Patescibacteria"
- ABY1
- "Absconditabacteria"
- "Andersenbacteria"
- "Berkelbacteria"
- "Dojkabacteria"
- "Doudnabacteria"
- "Gracilibacteria"
- "Howlettbacteria"
- "Katanobacteria"
- "Kazanbacteria"
- "Microgenomatia"
- "Paceibacteria"
- "Saccharimonadia"
- "Torokbacteria"
- "Wirthbacteria"

Thermotogida

Synergistetes	Atribacterota Atribacteria Synergistota Synergistia
Thermocalda	Caldisericota Caldisericia Coprothermobacterota Coprothermobacteria Dictyoglomerota Dictyoglomeria "Lithacetigenota" "Lithacetigenia" "Thermodesulfobiota" "Thermodesulfobiia" Thermotogota "Thermotogia"

Fusobacterida

Fusobacteriota
- Fusobacteriia
"Macinerneyibacteriota"
- "Macinerneyibacteriia"
"Muiribacteriota"
- "Muiribacteriia"
"Rifleibacteriota"
- "Ozemibacteria"
"Walliibacteriota"

Hydrobacteria
BV2, BV4

Clade 1

"Aerophobota"
- "Aerophobia"
"Auribacterota"
- "Ancaeobacteria"
- "Auribacteria"
- "Erginobacteria"
- "Tritonobacteria"
"Desantisiibacteriota"
Elusimicrobiota
- Elusimicrobiia
- Endomicrobiia
"Firestoneibacteriota"
"Goldiibacteriota"
"Omnitrophota"
- "Omnitrophia"
- "Velamenicoccia"
"Ratteibacteriota"

Clade 2

"Abyssubacteria"
"Hinthialibacterota"
- "Hinthialibacteria"
"Hydrogenedentota"
- "Hydrogenedentia"
"Poribacteriota"
"Saltatorellota"
- "Saltatorellae"
"Sumerlaeota"
- "Sumerlaeia"

Spirochaeto
bacteriobiontes

"Babelota"
- "Babeliae"
"Lindowiibacteriota"
Spirochaetota
- "Brevinematia"
- "Brachyspirae"
- "Exilispiria"
- "Leptospiria"
- "Spirochaetia"

PVC group
(Planctobacteria)

Chlamydiota
- Chlamydiia
Planctomycetota
- "Brocadiia"
- Phycisphaeria
- Planctomycetia
- "Uabimicrobiia"
Verrucomicrobiota
- Kiritimatiellia
- Lentisphaeria
- Verrucomicrobiia

FCB group
(Sphingobacteria)

Bacteroidota
- Bacteroidia
- Chlorobiia
- "Ignavibacteriia"
- "Kapabacteria"
- "Kryptoniia"
- Rhodothermia
Calditrichota
- Calditrichia
"Cloacimonadota"
- "Cloacimonadia"
"Coatesiibacteriota"
"Cosmopoliota"
- "Cosmopolitia"
"Delongiibacteriota"
"Edwardsiibacteriota"
"Eiseniibacteriota"
"Electryoneota"
- "Electryoneia"
- "Tariuqbacteria"
"Fermentibacterota"
- "Fermentibacteria"
Fibrobacterota
- Chitinivibrionia
- Fibrobacteria
- "Raymondbacteriia"
Gemmatimonadota
- Gemmatimonadia
- "Glassbacteria"
"Heilongiota"
- "Heilongiia"
"Hydrothermota"
- "Hydrothermia"
- "Stahlbacteria"
"Krumholzibacteriota"
- "Krumholzibacteriia"
"Latescibacterota"
- "Handelsmanbacteria"
- "Latescibacteria"
"Neomarinimicrobiota"
"Marinisomatota"
- "Marinisomatia"
"Tianyaibacteriota"
"Zixiibacteriota"

Proteobacteria
BV2

Aquificida	"Acidulodesulfobacteriota" "Acidulodesulfobacteriia" Aquificota Aquificia "Desulfurobacteriia" Campylobacterota "Campylobacteria" Desulfurellia "Calescibacteriota" "Calescibacteriia" Chrysiogenota Chrysiogenia "Dadaibacteriota" "Dadabacteria" Deferribacterota "Deferribacteria" Desulfobacterota G Syntrophorhabdia "Thermosulfidibacterota" "Thermosulfidibacteria"
Deltaproteobacteria	Bdellovibrionota Bacteriovoracia Bdellovibrionia Oligoflexia "Binatota" "Binatia" "Deferrimicrobiota" "Anaeroferrophilia" "Deferrimicrobiia" "Deferrisomatota" Deferrisomatia "Desulfuromonadota" Desulfuromonadia "Lernaellota" "Lernaellia" "Methylomirabilota" "Methylomirabilia" "Moduliflexota" "Moduliflexia" Myxococcota Myxococcia "Bradymonadia" Polyangiia Nitrospinota Nitrospinia Nitrospirota Nitrospiria "Thermodesulfovibrionia" SAR324 "Lambdaproteobacteria" "Schekmaniibacteriota" "Tectimicrobiota" "Entotheonellia" "Thermodesulfobacteriota"
others	Acidobacteriota "Acidobacteriia" "Aminicenantia" Blastocatellia "Fischerbacteria" "Guanabaribacteriia" "Holophagia" "Polarisedimenticolia" Thermoanaerobaculia Vicinamibacteria "Canglongiota" "Canglongiia" "Leptospirillaeota" "Leptospirillia" Pseudomonadota "Caulobacteria" "Mariprofundia" "Magnetococcia" "Pseudomonadia"

others

"Qinglongiota"
- "Qinglongiia"
"Salinosulfoleibacteria"
"Teskebacteria"

Source: Bergey's Manual (2001–2012)
Alternative views: Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Cristispira	Wikidata: Q12161358 Wikispecies: Cristispira EoL: 97579 GBIF: 3228157 IRMNG: 1292374 ITIS: 956993 LPSN: cristispira NCBI: 44757 Paleobiology Database: 96053 Plazi: 03BB2338-E36E-E21D-FE7B-A00F5B11FE06