Mollicutes High taxa are Mycoplasma and Spiroplasma. Low taxa are the families Mycoplasmataceae and Spiroplasmataceae. We have used Kinetoplastida for the one order of Zoomastigina species. Because many nematologists requested that nematode strain, soil type, bacterial symbiont, be included, a separate nematode file was created to accommodate these data requirements. High taxa are orders.
Low taxa are families.
Strain is entered when that information is available. The soil type and habitat from which the association was observed are entered when this information is available. Habitats follow terms given under Host Ecological Data, above. Bacterial symbionts of nematode species are entered, but not linked to the pathogen file. If a record is based on a report of a species of virus, the complete name of the insect species is entered as a prefix in front of the virus or virus acronym.