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Species Mycoplana bullata
Name: Mycoplana bullata Gray and Thornton 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: bul.la’ta. L. fem. part. adj. bullata, wearing a bulla, with a knob
Pronunciation, gender: bul-LA-ta, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 4278; DSM 7126; HAMBI 262; IAM 13153; IFO 13290; JCM 20846; LMG 17157; NBRC 13290; NRRL B-1090; NRRL B-8016; TK0051; VKM Ac-910
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D12785
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Gray PHH, Thornton HG. Soil bacteria that decompose certain aromatic compounds. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1928; 73:74-96.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Brevundimonas bullata (Gray and Thornton 1928) Kang et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Urakami et al. 1990
Urakami T, Oyanagi H, Araki H, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Recharacterization and emended description of the genus Mycoplana and description of two new species, Mycoplana ramosa and Mycoplana segnis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:434-442.
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Urakami et al. 1990
Urakami T, Oyanagi H, Araki H, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Recharacterization and emended description of the genus Mycoplana and description of two new species, Mycoplana ramosa and Mycoplana segnis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:434-442.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00710 (N = 13).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 10 times 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: Mycoplana Gray and Thornton 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Gray PHH, Thornton HG. Soil bacteria that decompose certain aromatic compounds. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1928; 73:74-96.
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Record number: 778550
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