Species Mycoplasma caviae

Name: Mycoplasma caviae Hill 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’vi.ae. N.L. fem. n. Cavia, guinea pig (Cavia cobaya); L. gen. fem. n. caviae, of a guinea pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma KA-wi-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27108; NCTC 10126

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF221111 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hill A. Mycoplasma caviae, a new species. J Gen Microbiol 1971; 65:109-113.

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 caviae (Hill 1971) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis caviae (Hill 1971) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma caviae 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 = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Hill A. Mycoplasma caviae, a new species. J Gen Microbiol 1971; 65:109-113.

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Species Mycoplasma caviae