Name: Acholeplasma vituli Angulo et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.tu’li. L. masc. n. vitulus, calf; L. gen. masc. n. vituli, of calf, referring to the provenance of the organism (foetal calf serum)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700667; CIP 107001; FC-097; FC 097-2

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF031479 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Angulo AF, Reijgers R, Brugman J, Kroesen I, Hekkens FE, Carle P, Bove JM, Tully JG, Hill AC, Schouls LM, et al. Acholeplasma vituli sp. nov., from bovine serum and cell cultures. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1125-1131.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paracholeplasma vituli (Angulo et al. 2000) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Angulo AF, Reijgers R, Brugman J, Kroesen I, Hekkens FE, Carle P, Bove JM, Tully JG, Hill AC, Schouls LM, et al. Acholeplasma vituli sp. nov., from bovine serum and cell cultures. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1125-1131.

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