Name: "Asterococcus mycoides" Borrel et al. 1910

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: my.co.i’des. Gr. masc. n. mykês (gen. mykêtos), mushroom or other fungus; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. masc. adj. mycoides, fungus-like

Pronunciation, gender: my-ko-I-des, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CCUG 32753; NCTC 10114; PG1

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16S rRNA gene: U04647 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Borrel A, Dujardin-Beaumetz E, Jeantet P, Jouan C. Le microbe de la péripneumonie. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1910; 24:168-179.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycoplasma mycoides (Borrel et al. 1910) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma mycoides (Borrel et al. 1910) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, lectotype

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Asterococcus mycoides subsp. capri" Edward 1953	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym

Parent taxon: [Asterococcus]

Assigned by: Borrel A, Dujardin-Beaumetz E, Jeantet P, Jouan C. Le microbe de la péripneumonie. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1910; 24:168-179.

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Record number: 4481