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Species Spiroplasma turonicum
Name: Spiroplasma turonicum Hélias et al. 1998
Etymology: tu.ro’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. turonicum, of Touraine, the province in France from which the organism was first isolated
Pronunciation, gender: tu-RO-ni-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 700271; DSM 22632; Tab4c
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY189310
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Helias C, Vazeille-Falcoz M, Le Goff F, Abalain-Colloc ML, Rodhain F, Carle P, Whitcomb RF, Williamson DL, Tully JG, Bove JM, et al. Spiroplasma turonicum sp. nov. from Haematopota horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in France. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:457-461. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.
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 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 5 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:
Helias C, Vazeille-Falcoz M, Le Goff F, Abalain-Colloc ML, Rodhain F, Carle P, Whitcomb RF, Williamson DL, Tully JG, Bove JM, et al. Spiroplasma turonicum sp. nov. from Haematopota horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in France. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:457-461. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784959
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