Name: Mesomycoplasma neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Musculomyces neurolyticus" Sabin 1941

Etymology: neu.ro.ly’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. neûron, nerve; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loosen, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. neurolyticum, nerve-destroying

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19988; CIP 103926; DSM 22146; IFO 14799; NBRC 14799; NCTC 10166

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M23944 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
    "Musculomyces neurolyticus" Sabin 1941	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Mycoplasma neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (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 neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) 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 neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (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 neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (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 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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: 798610