Species Mycoplasma equigenitalium

Name: Mycoplasma equigenitalium Kirchhoff 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.qui.ge.ni.ta’li.um. L. masc. n. equus (gen. equi), the horse; L. neut. pl. n. genitalia, the genitals; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. equigenitalium, of equine genitalia

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29869; NCTC 10176; T37

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF221120 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kirchhoff H. Mycoplasma equigenitalium, a new species from the cervix region of mares. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:496-502.

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 equigenitalium (Kirchhoff 1978) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

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

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma equigenitalium 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 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kirchhoff H. Mycoplasma equigenitalium, a new species from the cervix region of mares. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:496-502.

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Record number: 784360

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