Species Mycoplasma equirhinis

Name: Mycoplasma equirhinis Allam and Lemcke 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.qui.rhi’nis L. n. equus -i, a horse; Gr. n. rhis rhinos, nose; N.L. gen. n. equirhinis, of the nose of a horse

Gender: neuter

Type strains: ATCC 29420; M432-72; NCTC 10148

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF125585 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Allam NM, Lemcke RM. Mycoplasmas isolated from the respiratory tract of horses. Journal of Hygiene Cambridge 1975; 74:385-408.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Metamycoplasma equirhinis (Allam and Lemcke 1975) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Metamycoplasma equirhinis (Allam and Lemcke 1975) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published

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

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Allam NM, Lemcke RM. Mycoplasmas isolated from the respiratory tract of horses. Journal of Hygiene Cambridge 1975; 74:385-408.

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