Species Mycoplasma conjunctivae

Name: Mycoplasma conjunctivae Barile et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.junc.ti’vae. L. fem. adj. conjunctiva, the membrane joining the eyeball to the lids; from L. adj. conjunctivus -a -um, serving to connect, connective; N.L. gen. fem. n. conjunctivae, of conjunctiva

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25834; HRC 581; NCTC 10147

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Barile MF, Del Giudice RA, Tully JG. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma conjunctivae sp. n. from sheep and goats with keratoconjunctivitis. Infect Immun 1972; 5:70-76.

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: Mesomycoplasma conjunctivae (Barile et al. 1972) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mesomycoplasma conjunctivae (Barile et al. 1972) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma conjunctivae 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 = 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: 2 - 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 64 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Barile MF, Del Giudice RA, Tully JG. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma conjunctivae sp. n. from sheep and goats with keratoconjunctivitis. Infect Immun 1972; 5:70-76.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/mycoplasma-conjunctivaeLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 784350

This LPSN page was printed on 2024-04-20 11:00:51