Spiroplasma lineolae TALS-2 is a microaerophile, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from horsefly Tabanus lineola.
microaerophile mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Mycoplasmatota |
| Class Mollicutes |
| Order Mycoplasmatales |
| Family Spiroplasmataceae |
| Genus Spiroplasma |
| Species Spiroplasma lineolae |
| Full scientific name Spiroplasma lineolae French et al. 1997 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15980 | SP4-Z MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1076b) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: SP4-Z MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1076b) Composition: Agar 10.0 g/l Tryptone 10.0 g/l Bacto peptone 5.0 g/l PPLO broth 3.5 g/l Urea 2.0 g/l Glucose 1.0 g/l None 1.0 g/l Yeast extract 0.4 g/l DNA 0.2 g/l CMRL 1066 Fetal bovine serum Swine serum Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15980 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Sample type | Host species | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15980 | horsefly Tabanus lineola | Tabanus lineola | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence DQ860100 (>99% sequence identity) for Spiroplasma from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
2 |
 Soil Samples |
1 |
 Animal Samples |
24 |
 Plant Samples |
1 |
| Total Samples | 28 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15980 | Spiroplasma lineolae strain TALS-2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | DQ860100 | 2263 |   | 299214 |
| @ref | GC-content (mol%) | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15980 | 25 | high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Revised group classification of the genus Spiroplasma. | Williamson DL, Whitcomb RF, Tully JG, Gasparich GE, Rose DL, Carle P, Bove JM, Hackett KJ, Adams JR, Henegar RB, Konai M, Chastel C, French FE | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-48-1-1 | 1998 |  |
| Metabolism | Spiroplasma lineolae sp. nov., from the horsefly Tabanus lineola (Diptera: Tabanidae). | French FE, Whitcomb RF, Tully JG, Carle P, Bove JM, Henegar RB, Adams JR, Gasparich GE, Williamson DL | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1078 | 1997 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive14379.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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