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Species Spiroplasma eriocheiris
Name: Spiroplasma eriocheiris Wang et al. 2011
Etymology: e.ri.o.chei’ris. N.L. fem. n. Eriocheir, a genus of crab; N.L. gen. fem. n. eriocheiris, of Eriocheir sinensis, the species of crab from which the organism was isolated
Type strain: CCTCC M 207170; DSM 21848; TDA-040725-5
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY920929
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang W, Gu W, Gasparich GE, Bi K, Ou J, Meng Q, Liang T, Feng Q, Zhang J, Zhang Y. Spiroplasma eriocheiris sp. nov., associated with mortality in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:703-708. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.
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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n2". — 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 67 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Spiroplasma Saglio et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wang W, Gu W, Gasparich GE, Bi K, Ou J, Meng Q, Liang T, Feng Q, Zhang J, Zhang Y. Spiroplasma eriocheiris sp. nov., associated with mortality in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:703-708. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 789170
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