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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma mali"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma mali" Seemüller and Schneider 2004
Etymology: ma’li. N.L. gen. fem. n. mali, of Malus, the apple genus, the source of the organism; from L. fem. n. malus, an apple-tree
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MA-li, neuter
16S rRNA gene:
AJ542541
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Seemuller E, Schneider B. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum', the causal agents of apple proliferation, pear decline and European stone fruit yellows, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1217-1226. 
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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 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Seemuller E, Schneider B. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum', the causal agents of apple proliferation, pear decline and European stone fruit yellows, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1217-1226. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 800063
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