Species Mycoplasma columborale

Name: Mycoplasma columborale Shimizu et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lumb.o.ra’le. L. fem. n. columba, columbus, pigeon; L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), the mouth; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; L. neut. adj. orale, of or pertaining to the mouth; N.L. neut. adj. columborale, of or pertaining to the pigeon mouth

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29258; MMP 4; NCTC 10179

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16S rRNA gene: AF412975 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shimizu T, Ernø H, Nagatomo H. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma columbinum and Mycoplasma columborale, two species from pigeons. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:538-546.

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

Correct name: Mycoplasmopsis columboralis (Shimizu et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

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

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma columborale 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shimizu T, Ernø H, Nagatomo H. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma columbinum and Mycoplasma columborale, two species from pigeons. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:538-546.

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Species Mycoplasma columborale