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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma caricae"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma caricae" Arocha et al. 2005
Etymology: ca.ri.cae. L. gen. fem. n. caricae, of Carica, the scientific generic name of papaya, epithet referring to the plant host
16S rRNA gene:
AY725234
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Arocha Y, Lopez M, Pinol B, Fernandez M, Picornell B, Almeida R, Palenzuela I, Wilson MR, Jones P. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma graminis' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma caricae', two novel phytoplasmas associated with diseases of sugarcane, weeds and papaya in Cuba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2451-2463. 
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 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Arocha Y, Lopez M, Pinol B, Fernandez M, Picornell B, Almeida R, Palenzuela I, Wilson MR, Jones P. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma graminis' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma caricae', two novel phytoplasmas associated with diseases of sugarcane, weeds and papaya in Cuba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2451-2463.
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Record number: 800087
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