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)

Gender: neuter

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

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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

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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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