Species ***Mycoplasma* *elephantis***

Name: Mycoplasma elephantis Kirchhoff et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.le.phan’tis. L. masc. n. elephas (gen. elephantis), elephant; L. gen. masc. n. elephantis, of the elephant

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51980; E42

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF221121 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kirchhoff H, Schmidt R, Lehmann H, Clark HW, Hill AC. Mycoplasma elephantis sp. nov., a new species from elephants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:437-441.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Mycoplasmopsis elephantis" (Kirchhoff et al. 1996) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 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.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kirchhoff H, Schmidt R, Lehmann H, Clark HW, Hill AC. Mycoplasma elephantis sp. nov., a new species from elephants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:437-441.

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Species Mycoplasma elephantis

Species ***Mycoplasma* *elephantis***