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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum" Lee et al. 2006
Etymology: a.mer.i.can’um. N.L. neut. adj. americanum, pertaining to America
Nomenclatural type: APPTW12-NE; PPT12-NE
16S rRNA gene:
DQ174122
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Lee IM, Bottner KD, Secor G, Rivera-Varas V. "Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum", a phytoplasma associated with a potato purple top wilt disease complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1593-1597. 
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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: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592. 🇺🇸
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🧍 This name was also included in a Notification List.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Lee IM, Bottner KD, Secor G, Rivera-Varas V. "Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum", a phytoplasma associated with a potato purple top wilt disease complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1593-1597. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 800084
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