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Species Asteroleplasma anaerobium
Name: Asteroleplasma anaerobium Robinson and Freundt 1987
Etymology: an.a.e.ro’bi.um. Gr. pref. an-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. adj. anaerobium, not living in air
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … an-a-e-RO-bi-um, neuter
Type strain: 161; ATCC 27880
16S rRNA gene:
M22351
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Asteroleplasma Robinson and Freundt 1987.
Publication:
Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 The type strain ATCC 27880 is nonexistent. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn TG. Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition., Release 5.0. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. 🇺🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Asteroleplasma Robinson and Freundt 1987.
Publication:
Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
Parent taxon: Asteroleplasma Robinson and Freundt 1987
Assigned by:
Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
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Record number: 783399
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