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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia" Zreik et al. 1995
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated; WBDL
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U15442
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Zreik L, Carle P, Bove JM, Garnier M. Characterization of the mycoplasmalike organism associated with witches'-broom disease of lime and proposition of a Candidatus taxon for the organism, "Candidatus phytoplasma aurantifolia". Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:449-453. 
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
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma citri" corrig. Zreik et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Phytoplasma citri" corrig. Zreik et al. 1995 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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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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🧍 See also Oren (2017) for the spelling correction.
Publication:
Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Zreik L, Carle P, Bove JM, Garnier M. Characterization of the mycoplasmalike organism associated with witches'-broom disease of lime and proposition of a Candidatus taxon for the organism, "Candidatus phytoplasma aurantifolia". Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:449-453.
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Record number: 800234
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