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Species Spiroplasma melliferum
Name: Spiroplasma melliferum Clark et al. 1985
Etymology: mel.li’fe.rum. L. adj. mellifer -fera -ferum, honey-bearing, honey-producing; L. neut. adj. melliferum, intended to mean isolated from the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mel-LI-fe-rum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33219; BC 3; DSM 21833
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
AY325304
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Clark TB, Whitcomb RF, Tully JG, Mouches C, Saillard C, Bové JM, Wróblewski H, Carle P, Rose DL, Henegar RB, et al. Spiroplasma melliferum, a new species from the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:296-308. 
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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 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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 66 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:
Clark TB, Whitcomb RF, Tully JG, Mouches C, Saillard C, Bové JM, Wróblewski H, Carle P, Rose DL, Henegar RB, et al. Spiroplasma melliferum, a new species from the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:296-308. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784947
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