Species Acholeplasma oculi

Name: Acholeplasma oculi corrig. Al-Aubaidi et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o’cu.li. L. masc. n. oculus, the eye; L. gen. masc. n. oculi, of the eye

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma O-ku-li, neuter

Type strain: 19-L; 19L ATCC 27350; ATCC 27350; NCTC 10150

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U14904 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: al-Aubaidi JM, Dardiri AH, Muscoplatt CC, McCauley EH. Identification and characterization of Acholeplasma oculusi spec. nov. from the eyes of goats with keratoconjunctivitis. Cornell Vet 1973; 63:117-129.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acholeplasma oculusi Al-Aubaidi et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14783 (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: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 28 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: al-Aubaidi JM, Dardiri AH, Muscoplatt CC, McCauley EH. Identification and characterization of Acholeplasma oculusi spec. nov. from the eyes of goats with keratoconjunctivitis. Cornell Vet 1973; 63:117-129.

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Record number: 783257