| spiroplasma diminutum sp. nov., from culex annulus mosquitoes collected in taiwan. | initially, strain cuas-1t (t = type strain), which was isolated from a frozen triturate of culex annulus mosquitoes collected in taiwan, was thought to be a member of spiroplasma group vii. this placement was based on the spiroplasma deformation test titer observed when strain cuas-1t spiroplasmas were tested with spiroplasma monobiae mq-1t antiserum. the results of subsequent reciprocal spiroplasma deformation, metabolism inhibition, and growth inhibition tests clearly revealed that strain cuas ... | 1996 | 8573499 |