Species Mesoplasma pleciae

Name: Mesoplasma pleciae Tully et al. 1994

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ple.ci.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pleciae, of Plecia, referring to the genus of corn maggot (Plecia sp.) from which the organism was first isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49582; NBRC 100476; PS-1

16S rRNA gene: AB681174 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Acholeplasma pleciae (Tully et al. 1994) Knight 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acholeplasma pleciae (Tully et al. 1994) Knight 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mesoplasma pleciae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mesoplasma.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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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