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Species Spiroplasma penaei
Name: Spiroplasma penaei Nunan et al. 2005
Etymology: pe.nae’i. N.L. masc. n. Penaeus, a genus of penaeid shrimp; N.L. gen. masc. n. penaei, of Penaeus, referring to Penaeus vannamei, from which the organism was isolated
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1082; CAIM 1252; SHRIMP
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16S rRNA gene:
AY771927
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nunan LM, Lightner DV, Oduori MA, Gasparich GE. Spiroplasma penaei sp. nov., associated with mortalities in Penaeus vannamei, Pacific white shrimp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2317-2322. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.
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 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:
Nunan LM, Lightner DV, Oduori MA, Gasparich GE. Spiroplasma penaei sp. nov., associated with mortalities in Penaeus vannamei, Pacific white shrimp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2317-2322. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784951
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