Name: Mesomycoplasma molare corrig. (Rosendal 1974) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma molare Rosendal 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: mo.la’re. L. neut. adj. molare, of or belonging to a mill, here millstone-like, referring to the heavy film reaction, which resembles the pattern on the surface of a millstone

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27746; H542; NCTC 10144

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF538683 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 molare Rosendal 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mesomycoplasma molaris (Rosendal 1974) Gupta et al. 2018	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

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: 798606