Name: Metamycoplasma sualvi (Gourlay et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma sualvi Gourlay et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: su.al’vi. L. masc./fem. n. sus (gen. suis), swine; L. masc./fem. n. alvus, bowel, womb, stomach, the digestive organs; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. sualvi, of the bowel of swine

Pronunciation, gender: su-AL-wi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33004; DSM 23537; Mayfield; Mayfield B; NCTC 10170

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF412988 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma sualvi Gourlay et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Metamycoplasma 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: 798625