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Species Spiroplasma leptinotarsae
Name: Spiroplasma leptinotarsae Hackett et al. 1996
Etymology: lep.ti.no.tar’sae. N.L. gen. fem. n. leptinotarsae, of Leptinotarsa, referring to Leptinotarsa decemlineata, the Colorado potato beetle
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lep-ti-no-TAR-sa͡e, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43213; DSM 21903; LD-1
16S rRNA gene:
AY189305
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hackett KJ, Whitcomb RF, Clark TB, Henegar RB, Lynn DE, Wagner AG, Tully JG, Gasparich GE, Rose DL, Carle P, et al. Spiroplasma leptinotarsae sp. nov., a mollicute uniquely adapted to its host, the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:906-911. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.
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. — 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 2 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:
Hackett KJ, Whitcomb RF, Clark TB, Henegar RB, Lynn DE, Wagner AG, Tully JG, Gasparich GE, Rose DL, Carle P, et al. Spiroplasma leptinotarsae sp. nov., a mollicute uniquely adapted to its host, the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:906-911. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784943
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