Name: Eperythrozoon ovis Neitz et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’vis. L. fem. n. ovis (gen. ovis), a sheep; L. gen. fem. n. ovis, of a sheep

Pronunciation, gender: O-wis, neuter

Type strain: no culture isolated

Effective publication: Neitz WO, Alexander RA, Du Toit PJ. Eperythrozoon ovis (sp. nov.). Infection in sheep. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science 1934; 3:263-274.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Mycoplasma ovis (Neitz et al. 1934) Neimark et al. 2004

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma ovis (Neitz et al. 1934) Neimark et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Eperythrozoon ovis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Eperythrozoon.
  • 😷 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: 2". — 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 68 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: Eperythrozoon Schilling 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Neitz WO, Alexander RA, Du Toit PJ. Eperythrozoon ovis (sp. nov.). Infection in sheep. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science 1934; 3:263-274.

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Record number: 783786