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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
Comments
Pathogenicity
In rabbits
Group V
Medium
ATCC® Medium 988: Spiroplasma medium SP-4
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: Broth: Aerobic; Plates: 5% CO2 (candle jar)
Name of Depositor
JG Tully
References
Witcomb RF, et al. Revised serological classification of spiroplasmas, new provisional groups and recommendations for serotyping of isolates. Curr. Microbiol. 7: 291-296, 1982.
Tully JG, et al. Spiroplasma mirum, a new species from the rabbit tick (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32: 92-100, 1982.
Kirchhoff H, et al. Pathogenicity of Spiroplasma sp. strain SMCA in rabbits: clinical, microbiological, and histological aspects. Infect. Immun. 33: 292-296, 1981. PubMed: 7263065
Tully JG, et al. Suckling mouse cataract agent is a helical wall-free prokaryote (spiroplasma) pathogenic for vertebrates. Nature 259: 117-120, 1976. PubMed: 1246348
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
M24662
S.mirum 16S ribosomal RNA small subunit.
