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

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: 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

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 = 1).
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 28 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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 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