Name: Eperythrozoon wenyoni Adler and Ellenbogen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: no culture isolated; parasite of Bos taurus

16S rRNA gene: AF016546 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Adler S, Ellenbogen V. A note on two new blood parasites of cattle, Eperythrozoon and Bartonella. Journal of Comparative Pathology 1934; 47:220-221.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Eperythrozoon wenyonii corrig. Adler and Ellenbogen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Mycoplasma wenyonii" (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii" Neimark et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
    "Mycoplasma wenyonii" (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark and Kocan 1997	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Eperythrozoon wenyonii corrig. Adler and Ellenbogen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Adler S, Ellenbogen V. A note on two new blood parasites of cattle, Eperythrozoon and Bartonella. Journal of Comparative Pathology 1934; 47:220-221.

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Record number: 19860