Species Mycoplasma anatis

Name: Mycoplasma anatis Roberts 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.na’tis. L. fem. n. anas (gen. anatis), a duck; L. gen. fem. n. anatis, of a duck

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25524; IFO 14861; NBRC 14861; NCTC 10156

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF412970 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Roberts DH. The isolation of an influenza A virus and a Mycoplasma associated with duck sinusitis. Veterinary Record 1964; 76:470-473.

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 anatis (Roberts 1964) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis anatis (Roberts 1964) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma anatis 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: 2". — 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: No - 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 = "t". — 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 15 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.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Roberts DH. The isolation of an influenza A virus and a Mycoplasma associated with duck sinusitis. Veterinary Record 1964; 76:470-473.

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Record number: 784324

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Species Mycoplasma anatis