Name: Spiroplasma floricola Davis et al. 1981
Etymology: flo.ri’co.la. L. masc. n. flos (gen. floris), a flower; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. floricola, flower dweller (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: 23-6; ATCC 29989; DSM 21780
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16S rRNA gene: AY189131 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Davis RE, Lee IM, Worley JF. Spiroplasma floricola, a new species isolated from surfaces of flowers of the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera L. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:456-464.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Spiroplasma Saglio et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Davis RE, Lee IM, Worley JF. Spiroplasma floricola, a new species isolated from surfaces of flowers of the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera L. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:456-464.
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Record number: 784936