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Abstract

Spiroplasma strain EC-1 (T = type strain), which was isolated from the gut of a lampyrid beetle () in Maryland, was serologically distinct from other spiroplasma species and groups. Similar strains were obtained from other specimens, and, later, numerous isolates of similar or partially related strains were obtained from several species of tabanid flies. Cells of strain EC-1 were helical, motile filaments that were bound by a single cytoplasmic membrane, and there was no evidence of a cell wall. The cells were filterable through 220-nm-pore-size membrane filters but not through 100-nm-pore-size membrane filters. The organism was absolutely resistant to penicillin (1,000 U/ml) and required sterol for growth. Strain EC-1 grew well in MID and SP-4 liquid media and could be cultivated in the Edward formulation of conventional mycoplasma medium and in 1% serum fraction medium. Optimal growth occurred at 32°C (doubling time, 1.5 h). Strain EC-1 multiplied at 10 to 41°C, but not at 5 or 43°C. This organism produced acid from glucose, but did not hydrolyze arginine or utilize urea. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the DNA was determined to be 26.3 mol% by the melting temperature method and 27.0 mol% by the buoyant density method. As a result of our studies, strain EC-1 (= ATCC 43212) is designated the type strain of a new species, .

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