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Species Mycoplana dimorpha
Name: Mycoplana dimorpha Gray and Thornton 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: di.mor’pha. N.L. fem. adj. dimorpha, two-formed
Pronunciation, gender: di-MOR-pha, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 4279; DSM 7138; HAMBI 2262; IFO 13291; JCM 20847; LMG 4061; NBRC 13291; NCIB 9439; NCIMB 9439; NRRL B-1091; TK0055; VKM Ac-911
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU022307
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
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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:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycoplana Gray and Thornton 1928 (Approved Lists 1980). 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.
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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: 778551
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