Name: "Musculomyces neurolyticus" Sabin 1941

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: neu.ro.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; N.L. masc. adj. neurolyticus, nerve-destroying

Gender: masculine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M23944 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:1-67.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mesomycoplasma neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2".

Parent taxon: [Musculomyces]

Assigned by: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:1-67.

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Record number: 4482