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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia" White et al. 1998
16S rRNA gene:
Y10097
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
White DT, Blackall LL, Scott PT, Walsh KB. Phylogenetic positions of phytoplasmas associated with dieback, yellow crinkle and mosaic diseases of papaya, and their proposed inclusion in 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' and a new taxon, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:941-951. 
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 australasiaticum" corrig. White et al. 1998
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum" corrig. White et al. 1998 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧍 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.
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🧍 According to the "IRPCM Phytoplasma/Spiroplasma Working Team - Phytoplasma taxonomy group", the taxon "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia" White et al. 1998 should not be retained, as its 16S rRNA gene sequence is 99.5% similar to that of "Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia" Zreik et al. 1995.
Publication:
Firrao G. The IRPCM Phytoplasma/Spiroplasma Working Team - Phytoplasma taxonomy group: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’, a taxon for the wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2004; 54:1243-1255.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
White DT, Blackall LL, Scott PT, Walsh KB. Phylogenetic positions of phytoplasmas associated with dieback, yellow crinkle and mosaic diseases of papaya, and their proposed inclusion in 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' and a new taxon, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:941-951.
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Record number: 800235
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