Species Mycoplasma cricetuli

Name: Mycoplasma cricetuli Hill 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cri.ce’tu.li. N.L. masc. n. Cricetulus, generic name of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus); N.L. gen. masc. n. cricetuli, of Cricetulus, of a Chinese hamster

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35279; CH; NCTC 10190

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16S rRNA gene: EF036469 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hill AC. Mycoplasma cricetuli, a new species from the conjunctivas of Chinese hamsters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:113-117.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Mycoplasmopsis cricetuli (Hill 1983) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis cricetuli (Hill 1983) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma cricetuli 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, note = "PV?". — 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 1 time 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: Hill AC. Mycoplasma cricetuli, a new species from the conjunctivas of Chinese hamsters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:113-117.

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Record number: 784353

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Species Mycoplasma cricetuli