Name: Mesoplasma coleopterae Tully et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.le.op’te.rae. N.L. gen. neut. n. coleopterae, of Coleoptera, referring to the order of insects (Coleoptera) from which the organism was first isolated [probably better: coleopteri]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-le-OP-te-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49583; BARC 779

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16S rRNA gene: DQ514605 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Rose DL, Henegar RB, Bove JM, Carle P, Williamson DL, Clark TB. Taxonomic descriptions of eight new non-sterol-requiring mollicutes assigned to the genus Mesoplasma. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:685-693. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Entomoplasma coleopterae" (Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI? PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Mesoplasma Tully et al. 1993

Assigned by: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Rose DL, Henegar RB, Bove JM, Carle P, Williamson DL, Clark TB. Taxonomic descriptions of eight new non-sterol-requiring mollicutes assigned to the genus Mesoplasma. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:685-693. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 784197