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Species Mycoplasma haemosuis
Name: Mycoplasma haemosuis (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002
Basonym: Eperythrozoon suis Splitter 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type strain: Illinois; no culture isolated
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U88565
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FASTA
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: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycoplasma suis corrig. (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis" Neimark et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP Eperythrozoon suis Splitter 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycoplasma suis corrig. (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 9 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.
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🧍 In 2001, Neimark et al. proposed the transfer of Eperythrozoon suis to the genus Mycoplasma with the Candidatus status: "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis" 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 "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis" to Mycoplasma haemosuis nom. nov. (sic).
Publication:
Splitter EJ. Eperythrozoon suis n. sp. and Eperythrozoon parvum n. sp., 2 new blood parasites of swine. Science 1950; 111:513-514.
- 🧍 In violation of Rules 34a, 41a and 51b (2), the specific epithet suis is changed to haemosuis in the absence of the same epithet used for a different species in the genus Mycoplasma Nowak 1929. Consequently, Mycoplasma haemosuis (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002 is not in accordance with the rules of the ICNP and the correct name should be Mycoplasma suis (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002, comb. nov. Publication: Nowak J. Morphologie, nature et cycle évolutif du microbe de la péripneumonie des bovidés. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1929; 43:1330-1352.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Neimark H, Johansson KE, Rikihisa Y, Tully JG. Revision of haemotrophic Mycoplasma species names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:683.
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Record number: 784381
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