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Name: Mycoplasma capricolum Tully et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ca.pri.co.lum. L. masc. n. caper (gen. capri), the male goat; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dwelling; from L. inf. v. incolere, to dwell or abide in a place, to inhabit; N.L. neut. adj. capricolum, dwelling in a male goat
Type strain: ATCC 27343; California kid; CIP 104620; NCTC 10154
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16S rRNA gene: U26046 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Tully JG, Barile MF, Edward DG, Theodore TS, Erno H. Characterization of some caprine mycoplasmas, with proposals for new species, mycoplasma capricolum and mycoplasma putrefaciens. J Gen Microbiol 1974; 85:102-120.
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
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae Leach et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum (Tully et al. 1974) Leach et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Tully JG, Barile MF, Edward DG, Theodore TS, Erno H. Characterization of some caprine mycoplasmas, with proposals for new species, mycoplasma capricolum and mycoplasma putrefaciens. J Gen Microbiol 1974; 85:102-120.
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Record number: 784338