Kingdom Bacteria Family Spiroplasmataceae Genus Spiroplasma Order Entomoplasmatales | Class Mollicutes Phylum Tenericutes Rank Species | |
Similar Spiroplasma, Spiroplasma citri, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, Mollicutes, Acholeplasma | ||
Spiroplasma mirum is a bacterium in the genus Spiroplasma. A strain of it, called Spiroplasma mirum strain SMCA (Suckling mouse cateract agent), causes cataracts in suckling mice.
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