Species Mycoplasma fermentans

Name: Mycoplasma fermentans Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.men’tans. L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19989; IFO 14854; NBRC 14854; NCTC 10117; PG18

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16S rRNA gene: FJ226561 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Edward DG. A suggested classification and nomenclature for organisms of the pleuropneumonia group. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:85-93.

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 fermentans (Edward 1955) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis fermentans (Edward 1955) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- Mycoplasma fermentans is the correct name 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.
- According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Edward DG. A suggested classification and nomenclature for organisms of the pleuropneumonia group. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:85-93.

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