Etymology:
hae.mo.fe’lis. Gr. neut. n.haîma, blood (Latin transliteration haema); L. fem. n.feles (gen. felis), the cat; N.L. gen. fem. n.haemofelis, of cat blood
Gender:
neuter
Type strain:
agent of feline infectious anaemia; no culture isolated; Ohio-Florida
Valid publication:
Neimark H, Johansson KE, Rikihisa Y, Tully JG. Revision of haemotrophic Mycoplasma species names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:683.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
😷 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
🎓 Name mentioned 174 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "un-sequenced orphan species where descriptions, illustrations or dead preserved material serve as the type.".Publication:
Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
🧍 In 2001, Neimark et al. proposed the transfer of Haemobartonella felis to the genus Mycoplasma with the Candidatus status: "CandidatusMycoplasma haemofelis" Neimark et al. 2001. The Candidatus designation is for new, incompletely described taxa, in order to give them a provisional status; changing validly published names to Candidatus would lose their standing in nomenclature. So, Neimark et al. revise "CandidatusMycoplasma haemofelis" to Mycoplasma haemofelis nom. nov. — For the transfer of Haemobartonella felis (ex Clark 1942) Kreier and Ristic 1984 to the genus Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980) it is necessary to substitute a new specific epithet to produce Mycoplasma haemofelis because the name Mycoplasma felis Cole et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) already existed (Rules 34a and 41a).Publication:
Murray RG, Stackebrandt E. Taxonomic note: implementation of the provisional status Candidatus for incompletely described procaryotes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:186-187.
🧍 Revision of the former classification as "CandidatusMycoplasma haemofelis".Publication:
Neimark H, Johansson KE, Rikihisa Y, Tully JG. Proposal to transfer some members of the genera Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon to the genus Mycoplasma with descriptions of 'CandidatusMycoplasma haemofelis', 'CandidatusMycoplasma haemomuris', 'CandidatusMycoplasma haemosuis' and 'CandidatusMycoplasma wenyonii'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:891-899.