Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma balanitis"

Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma balanitis" corrig. Win et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ba.la’ni.tis. N.L. gen. fem. n. balanitis, of the plant genus Balanites

Pronunciation, gender: ba-LA-ni-tis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated

16S rRNA gene: AB689678 Analyse FASTA

Pro-valid publication: Win NK, Lee SY, Bertaccini A, Namba S, Jung HY. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma balanitae' associated with witches' broom disease of Balanites triflora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:636-640.

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

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004

Assigned by: Win NK, Lee SY, Bertaccini A, Namba S, Jung HY. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma balanitae' associated with witches' broom disease of Balanites triflora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:636-640.

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Record number: 21993
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