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Species Mycoplasma dispar
Name: Mycoplasma dispar Gourlay and Leach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: dis’par. L. neut. adj. dispar, dissimilar, different
Type strain: 462/2; ATCC 27140; DSM 19993; NCTC 10125
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF412979
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Gourlay RN, Leach RH. A new mycoplasma species isolated from pneumonic lungs of calves (Mycoplasma dispar sp. nov.). J Med Microbiol 1970; 3:111-123. 
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: Mesomycoplasma dispar (Gourlay and Leach 1970) Gupta et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Mesomycoplasma dispar" (Gourlay and Leach 1970) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published Mesomycoplasma dispar (Gourlay and Leach 1970) Gupta et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma dispar 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". — 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 82 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gourlay RN, Leach RH. A new mycoplasma species isolated from pneumonic lungs of calves (Mycoplasma dispar sp. nov.). J Med Microbiol 1970; 3:111-123.
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Record number: 784356
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