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

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49900; NCTC 11723; PN525

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Entomoplasma multilocale" (Hill et al. 1992) Gasparich and Kuo 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Tullyiplasma multilocale" (Hill et al. 1992) Gupta et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00144 (N = 1).
  • 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.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t".

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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