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Species Mycoplasma flocculare
Name: Mycoplasma flocculare Meyling and Friis 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: floc.cu.la’re. L. masc. n. flocculus, a small flock or tuft of wool; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -are, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. flocculare, resembling a small floc of wool, referring to the tendency of the organism to form clumps of flocculent material in broth culture
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … flok-ku-LA-re, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 27399; NCTC 10143
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X62699
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Meyling A, Friis NF. Serological identification of a new porcine mycoplasma species, M. flocculare. Acta Vet Scand 1972; 13:287-289. 
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: Mesomycoplasma flocculare (Meyling and Friis 1972) Gupta et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mesomycoplasma flocculare (Meyling and Friis 1972) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma flocculare 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: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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". — 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 56 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Meyling A, Friis NF. Serological identification of a new porcine mycoplasma species, M. flocculare. Acta Vet Scand 1972; 13:287-289.
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Record number: 784369
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