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Species Spiroplasma apis
Name: Spiroplasma apis Mouches et al. 1984
Etymology: a’pis. L. fem. n. apis (gen. apis), a bee, and also the genus name of the honey bee, Apis mellifera; L. gen. fem. n. apis, of a bee, of Apis mellifera, the insect host for this species
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … A-pis, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33834; B 31
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU993267
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Mouches C, Bove JM, Tully JG, Rose DL, McCoy RE, Carle-Junca P, Garnier M, Saillard C. Spiroplasma apis, a new species from the honey-bee Apis mellifera. Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134A:383-397. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 13. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:91-92. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 17 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Spiroplasma Saglio et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mouches C, Bove JM, Tully JG, Rose DL, McCoy RE, Carle-Junca P, Garnier M, Saillard C. Spiroplasma apis, a new species from the honey-bee Apis mellifera. Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134A:383-397.
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Record number: 784925
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