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Species Mycoplasma amphoriforme
Name: Mycoplasma amphoriforme Pitcher et al. 2005
Etymology: am.pho.ri.for’me. L. fem. n. amphora, amphora; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. neut. adj. amphoriforme, amphora-shaped, having the form of an amphora
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … am-pho-ri-FOR-me, neuter
Type strain: A39; ATCC BAA-992; NCTC 11740
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM235423
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Pitcher DG, Windsor D, Windsor H, Bradbury JM, Yavari C, Jensen JS, Ling C, Webster D. Mycoplasma amphoriforme sp. nov., isolated from a patient with chronic bronchopneumonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2589-2594. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.
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 "Mycoplasmoides amphoriforme" (Pitcher et al. 2005) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NCTC 10156.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 12 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pitcher DG, Windsor D, Windsor H, Bradbury JM, Yavari C, Jensen JS, Ling C, Webster D. Mycoplasma amphoriforme sp. nov., isolated from a patient with chronic bronchopneumonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2589-2594. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 784323
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