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

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. masc. n. oculus, 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acholeplasma oculi corrig. Al-Aubaidi et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Acholeplasma oculi corrig. Al-Aubaidi et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Acholeplasma oculi corrig. Al-Aubaidi et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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: 2902