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 Analyse 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.
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
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