Name: Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum (Robinson and Hungate 1973) Robinson and Allison 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Acholeplasma bactoclasticum" Robinson and Hungate 1973

Etymology: bac.to.clas.ti.cum. Gr. pref. bakt-, part of the stem (Latin transliteration bact-); Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, a small rod (Latin transliteration bacterium); N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um, breaking; from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces; N.L. neut. adj. bactoclasticum, bacteria-breaking

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27112; JR

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M25049 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Robinson IM, Allison MJ. Transfer of Acholeplasma bactoclasticum Robinson and Hungate to the genus Anaeroplasma (Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum Robinson and Hungate comb. nov.): emended description of the species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:182-186.

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: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Acholeplasma bactoclasticum" Robinson and Hungate 1973	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The type strain is not available from the ATCC because it was impossible to revive the culture sent by the depositors. — Tang J. Personal communication, 2001-07-20.

Parent taxon: Anaeroplasma Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Robinson IM, Allison MJ. Transfer of Acholeplasma bactoclasticum Robinson and Hungate to the genus Anaeroplasma (Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum Robinson and Hungate comb. nov.): emended description of the species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:182-186.

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Record number: 783368