Name: Acholeplasma brassicae Tully et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bras’si.cae. L. fem. n. brassica, a cabbage; L. gen. fem. n. brassicae, of cabbage, referring to the plant origin of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma BRAS-si-ka͡e, neuter

Type strain: 0502; ATCC 49388

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY538163 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Rose DL, Bove JM, Carle P, Somerson NL, Williamson DL, Eden-Green S. Acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and Acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:680-684. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paracholeplasma brassicae" (Tully et al. 1994) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01913 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PI? PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Rose DL, Bove JM, Carle P, Somerson NL, Williamson DL, Eden-Green S. Acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and Acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:680-684. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 783247