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

Gender: 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

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".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 68 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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