Name: Mesomycoplasma moatsii (Madden et al. 1974) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma moatsii Madden et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: moat’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. moatsii, of Moats, named after K.E. Moats, whose primary interest has been in the mycoplasmas of nonhuman primates

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27625; MK405(T); NCTC 10158

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF412984 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma moatsii Madden et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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: 798604