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Species Mycoplasma agalactiae
Name: Mycoplasma agalactiae (Wroblewski 1931) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Anulomyces agalaxiae" Wroblewski 1931
Etymology: a.ga.lac’ti.ae. Gr. fem. n. agalaktia, want of milk, agalactia; N.L. gen. fem. n. agalactiae, of agalactia
Type strain: CIP 59.7; NCTC 10123; PG2
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M24290
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78. 
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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycoplasmopsis agalactiae (Wroblewski 1931) Gupta et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasmopsis agalactiae (Wroblewski 1931) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Anulomyces agalaxiae" Wroblewski 1931 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma agalactiae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mycoplasma.
- 😷 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: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: Yes - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t3". — 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 289 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis" Hale et al. 1962 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym
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Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.
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Record number: 784318
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