Name: Entomoplasma freundtii Tully et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fre.und’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. freundtii, of Freundt, named after Eyvind Freundt, a Danish pioneer in the taxonomy and classification of mollicutes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fre-UND-ti-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51999; BARC 318

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF036954 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Williamson DL, Laigret F, Carle P, Bove JM, Henegar RB, Ellis NM, Dodge DE, et al. Entomoplasma freundtii sp. nov., a new species from a green tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1197-1204. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Williamsoniiplasma freundtii" (Tully et al. 1998) Gupta et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Entomoplasma Tully et al. 1993

Assigned by: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Williamson DL, Laigret F, Carle P, Bove JM, Henegar RB, Ellis NM, Dodge DE, et al. Entomoplasma freundtii sp. nov., a new species from a green tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1197-1204. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 783780