Name: Mesomycoplasma bovoculi (Langford and Leach 1973) Gupta et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: bov.o’cu.li. L. masc./fem. n. bos (gen. bovis), ox, bull, cow; L. masc. n. oculus (gen. oculi), the eye; N.L. gen. masc. n. bovoculi, of the bovine eye

Pronunciation, gender: bow-O-ku-li, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29104; DSM 21484; M165/69; NCTC 10141

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U44768 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Correction to: Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:2485-2486.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 186. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:597-599.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Mesomycoplasma bovoculi" (Langford and Leach 1973) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Langford EV, Leach RH. Characterization of a mycoplasma isolated from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis: M. bovoculi sp. nov. Can J Microbiol 1973; 19:1435-1444. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Mesomycoplasma Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Correction to: Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:2485-2486.

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Record number: 800273