Species Mycoplasma imitans
Name: Mycoplasma imitans Bradbury et al. 1993
Etymology: i’mi.tans. L. part. adj. imitans, imitating, mimicking, referring to the organism’s phenotypic resemblance to Mycoplasma gallisepticum
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. 
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
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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".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 20 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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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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