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Species Spiroplasma floricola
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)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … flo-RI-ko-la, neuter
Type strain: 23-6; ATCC 29989; DSM 21780
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY189131
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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. 
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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 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. — 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 16 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:
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
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