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Name: Spiroplasma syrphidicola Whitcomb et al. 1996

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: syr.phi.di’co.la. N.L. fem. pl. n. Syrphidae, a family of flies; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. syrphidicola, inhabitant of syrphid flies, the insects from which the organism was isolated (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ro-PLAS-ma syr-phi-DI-ko-la, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33826; DSM 22631; EA-1

16S rRNA gene: AY189309 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Whitcomb RF, Gasparich GE, French FE, Tully JG, Rose DL, Carle P, Bove JM, Henegar RB, Konai M, Hackett KJ, et al. Spiroplasma syrphidicola sp. nov., from a syrphid fly (Diptera: Syrphidae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:797-801. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • 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, note = "PI?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Whitcomb RF, Gasparich GE, French FE, Tully JG, Rose DL, Carle P, Bove JM, Henegar RB, Konai M, Hackett KJ, et al. Spiroplasma syrphidicola sp. nov., from a syrphid fly (Diptera: Syrphidae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:797-801. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 784956

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