Species ***Spiroplasma* *diminutum***

Name: Spiroplasma diminutum Williamson et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.mi.nu’tum. L. inf. v. deminuere, to break into small pieces, make smaller; L. neut. part. adj. diminutum, made smaller, reflecting a smaller size

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ro-PLAS-ma di-mi-NU-tum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49235; CUAS-1; DSM 21865

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY189130 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Williamson DL, Tully JG, Rosen L, Rose DL, Whitcomb RF, Abalain-Colloc ML, Carle P, Bove JM, Smyth J. Spiroplasma diminutum sp. nov., from Culex annulus mosquitoes collected in Taiwan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:229-233. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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: Williamson DL, Tully JG, Rosen L, Rose DL, Whitcomb RF, Abalain-Colloc ML, Carle P, Bove JM, Smyth J. Spiroplasma diminutum sp. nov., from Culex annulus mosquitoes collected in Taiwan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:229-233. 🇺🇸

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Species Spiroplasma diminutum

Species ***Spiroplasma* *diminutum***