Name: Acholeplasma equirhinis Volokhov et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.qui.rhi’nis. L. masc. n. Equus, generic name of the horse; Gr. gen. fem. n. rhinos, the nose; N.L. gen. fem. n. equirhinis, of horse’s nose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma e-kwi-R^HI-nis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC TSD-139; DSM 106692; N93; NCTC 14351

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU925159 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Volokhov DV, Gao Y, Davidson MK, Chizhikov VE. Acholeplasma equirhinis sp. nov. isolated from respiratory tract of horse (Equus caballus) and Mycoplasma procyoni sp. nov. isolated from oral cavity of raccoon (Procyon lotor). Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:411-420. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 1 time 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 other species in the genus.

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

Assigned by: Volokhov DV, Gao Y, Davidson MK, Chizhikov VE. Acholeplasma equirhinis sp. nov. isolated from respiratory tract of horse (Equus caballus) and Mycoplasma procyoni sp. nov. isolated from oral cavity of raccoon (Procyon lotor). Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:411-420. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 3395