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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis"

Name: "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis" Willi et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma tu-ri-KEN-sis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: 2.24

16S rRNA gene: DQ157150 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Willi B, Boretti FS, Baumgartner C, Tasker S, Wenger B, Cattori V, Meli ML, Reusch CE, Lutz H, Hofmann-Lehmann R. Prevalence, risk factor analysis, and follow-up of infections caused by three feline hemoplasma species in cats in Switzerland. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:961-969. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicense" corrig. Willi et al. 2006

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Willi B, Boretti FS, Baumgartner C, Tasker S, Wenger B, Cattori V, Meli ML, Reusch CE, Lutz H, Hofmann-Lehmann R. Prevalence, risk factor analysis, and follow-up of infections caused by three feline hemoplasma species in cats in Switzerland. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:961-969. 🇨🇭

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Record number: 800561

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