Species Mycoplasma felis

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Mycoplasmatota Mollicutes Mycoplasmatales Mycoplasmataceae Mycoplasma Mycoplasma felis

Name: Mycoplasma felis Cole et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fe’lis. L. fem. n. feles (gen. felis), a cat; L. gen. fem. n. felis, of a cat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma FE-lis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23391; NCTC 10160

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U09787 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cole BC, Golightly L, Ward JR. Characterization of mycoplasma strains from cats. J Bacteriol 1967; 94:1451-1458.

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: Mycoplasmopsis felis (Cole et al. 1967) Gupta et al. 2019

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis felis (Cole et al. 1967) Gupta et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Mycoplasmopsis felis" (Cole et al. 1967) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma felis 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: 3 - 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 = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 83 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cole BC, Golightly L, Ward JR. Characterization of mycoplasma strains from cats. J Bacteriol 1967; 94:1451-1458.

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Record number: 784367

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