Name: "Micromyces hominis" Freundt 1953

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23114; CIP 103715; IFO 14850; NBRC 14850; NCTC 10111

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16S rRNA gene: AJ002265 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Freundt EA. The occurrence of micromyces (pleuropneumonia-like organisms) in the female genito-urinary tract; relation to the pH and general flora of the vagina. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1953; 32:468-480.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Correct name: Metamycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) Gupta et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Metamycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: [Micromyces]

Assigned by: Freundt EA. The occurrence of micromyces (pleuropneumonia-like organisms) in the female genito-urinary tract; relation to the pH and general flora of the vagina. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1953; 32:468-480.

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Record number: 4480