Entomoplasmatales

Entomoplasmatales
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Mycoplasmatota
Class:
Mollicutes
Order:
Entomoplasmatales

Tully et al. 1993[1][2]
Families and genera

Entomoplasmataceae
   Entomoplasma
   Mesoplasma
Spiroplasmataceae
   Spiroplasma

Entomoplasmatales is a small order of mollicute bacteria.

The genus Spiroplasma is part of this order.

References

  1. ↑ Revised taxonomy of the class Mollicutes: proposed elevation of a monophyletic cluster of arthropod-associated mollicutes to ordinal rank (Entomoplasmatales ord. nov.), with provision for familial rank to separate species with nonhelical morphology (Entomoplasmataceae fam. nov.) from helical species (Spiroplasmataceae), and emended descriptions of the order Mycoplasmatales, family Mycoplasmataceae. Tully J.G., Bove J.M., Laigret F. and Whitcomb R.F., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, volume 43, pages 378-385 (article)
  2. ↑ J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Order Entomoplasmatales Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine


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