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Species Spiroplasma clarkii
Name: Spiroplasma clarkii Whitcomb et al. 1993
Etymology: clar’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. clarkii, of Clark, in honor of T.B. Clark, a pioneer spiroplasma ecologist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KLAR-ki-i, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33827; CN 5; DSM 19994
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M24474
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Whitcomb RF, Vignault JC, Tully JG, Rose DL, Carle P, Bové JM, Hackett KJ, Henegar RB, Konai M, Williamson DL. Spiroplasma clarkii sp. nov. from the green june beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:261-265. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 1 time 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Spiroplasma Saglio et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Whitcomb RF, Vignault JC, Tully JG, Rose DL, Carle P, Bové JM, Hackett KJ, Henegar RB, Konai M, Williamson DL. Spiroplasma clarkii sp. nov. from the green june beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:261-265. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784931
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