Name: Asteroleplasma anaerobium Robinson and Freundt 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.ae.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

Gender: 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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 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 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.

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