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Species Mycoplasma capricolum
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 [probably better: capricola]
Type strain: ATCC 27343; California kid; CIP 104620; NCTC 10154
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.23301 (N = 2).
- 😷 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 = 2, 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". — 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 356 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 risk group of the species itself.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum (Tully et al. 1974) Leach et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP correct name Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae Leach et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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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
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