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Species Mycoplasma felifaucium
Name: Mycoplasma felifaucium Hill 1988
Etymology: fe.li.fau’ci.um. L. fem. n. feles (gen. felis), a cat; L. gen. fem. pl. n. faucium, the throat; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. felifaucium, of the throat of a cat
Type strain: ATCC 43428; NCTC 11703; PU
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U15795
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Hill AC. Mycoplasma felifaucium, a new species isolated from the respiratory tract of pumas. J Gen Microbiol 1986; 132:1923-1928. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 27. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:449.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycoplasmopsis felifaucium (Hill 1988) Gupta et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasmopsis felifaucium (Hill 1988) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma felifaucium 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. — 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 2 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hill AC. Mycoplasma felifaucium, a new species isolated from the respiratory tract of pumas. J Gen Microbiol 1986; 132:1923-1928.
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Record number: 784365
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