Name: Acholeplasma morum Rose et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’rum. L. neut. n. morum, a mulberry, denoting the mulberry-like appearance of agar colonies of the organism (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma MO-rum, neuter

Type strain: 72-043; ATCC 33211; NCTC 10188

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY538168 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rose DL, Tully JG, Del Giudice RA. Acholeplasma morum, a new non-sterol-requiring species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:647-654.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paracholeplasma morum (Rose et al. 1980) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 4 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: Rose DL, Tully JG, Del Giudice RA. Acholeplasma morum, a new non-sterol-requiring species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:647-654.

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