Name: Mesomycoplasma lagogenitalium (Kobayashi et al. 1997) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma lagogenitalium Kobayashi et al. 1997

Etymology: la.go.ge.ni.ta’li.um. Gr. masc. n. lagôs, hare; L. gen. neut. pl. n. genitalium, of the genitals; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. lagogenitalium, of hare’s genitals

Pronunciation, gender: la-go-ge-ni-TA-li-um, neuter

Type strain: 12MS; ATCC 700289; CIP 105489; DSM 22062

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF412983 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. 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; 111:1583-1630.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma lagogenitalium Kobayashi et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Mesomycoplasma Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. 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; 111:1583-1630.

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Record number: 798598