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Species Mycoplasma imitans
Name: Mycoplasma imitans Bradbury et al. 1993
Etymology: i’mi.tans. L. neut. part. adj. imitans, imitating, mimicking, referring to the organism’s phenotypic resemblance to Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … I-mi-tans, neuter
Type strain: 4229; ATCC 51306; NCTC 11733
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
L24103
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bradbury JM, Abdul-Wahab OM, Yavari CA, Dupiellet JP, Bove JM. Mycoplasma imitans sp. nov. is related to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and found in birds. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:721-728. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:184.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Mycoplasmoides imitans" (Bradbury et al. 1993) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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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, 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 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bradbury JM, Abdul-Wahab OM, Yavari CA, Dupiellet JP, Bove JM. Mycoplasma imitans sp. nov. is related to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and found in birds. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:721-728. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784388
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