Species ***Mycoplasma* *collis***

Name: Mycoplasma collis Hill 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: col’lis. L. masc. n. collis (gen. collis), high ground, a hill; L. gen. masc. n. collis, of a hill, alluding to the author who described the species (A.C. Hill)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma KOL-lis, neuter

Type strain: 58B; ATCC 35278; NCTC 10197

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF538681 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hill AC. Mycoplasma collis, a new species isolated from rats and mice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:847-851.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Mesomycoplasma collis" (Hill 1983) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😷 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: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hill AC. Mycoplasma collis, a new species isolated from rats and mice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:847-851.

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Species Mycoplasma collis

Species ***Mycoplasma* *collis***