Species Mycoplasma citelli

Name: Mycoplasma citelli Rose et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci.tel’li. N.L. masc. n. Citellus, a genus of ground squirrel; N.L. gen. masc. n. citelli, of Citellus, of a ground squirrel

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ki-TEL-li, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29760; NCTC 10181; RG-2C

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16S rRNA gene: JN935864 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rose DL, Tully JG, Langford EV. Mycoplasma citelli, a new species from ground squirrels. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:567-572.

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 citelli (Rose et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis citelli (Rose et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma citelli 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rose DL, Tully JG, Langford EV. Mycoplasma citelli, a new species from ground squirrels. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:567-572.

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Species Mycoplasma citelli