Name: Acholeplasma multilocale Hill et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti.lo.ca’le. L. masc. adj. multus, many, numerous; L. adj. localis -is -e, of or belonging to a place, local; N.L. neut. adj. multilocale, referring to more than one location

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma mul-ti-lo-KA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49900; DSM 116231; NCTC 11723; PN525

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16S rRNA gene: FJ595100 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hill AC, Polak-Vogelzang AA, Angulo AF. Acholeplasma multilocale sp. nov., isolated from a horse and a rabbit. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:513-517.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Entomoplasma multilocale (Hill et al. 1992) Gasparich and Kuo 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Tullyiplasma multilocale (Hill et al. 1992) Gupta et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00144 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 = 1, note = "PV?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 The members of the Sucommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes recommended further clarification of the taxonomic status of Acholeplasma multilocale Hill et al. 1992 since this taxon appears to have properties inconsistent with its genus assignment. Publication: Bradbury JM. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF MOLLICUTES: Minutes of the interim meeting, 12 and 18 July 1996, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:911-914.

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

Assigned by: Hill AC, Polak-Vogelzang AA, Angulo AF. Acholeplasma multilocale sp. nov., isolated from a horse and a rabbit. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:513-517.

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