Species Mycoplasma iners

Name: Mycoplasma iners Edward and Kanarek 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i’ners. L. neut. adj. iners, inactive, inert

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … I-ners, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19705; IFO 14853; NBRC 14853; NCRC 10165

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16S rRNA gene: JN935870 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Edward DG, Kanarek AD. Organisms of the pleuropneumonia group of avian origin: their classification into species. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1960; 79:696-702.

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: Mycoplasmopsis iners (Edward and Kanarek 1960) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmopsis iners (Edward and Kanarek 1960) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma iners 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 2 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: Edward DG, Kanarek AD. Organisms of the pleuropneumonia group of avian origin: their classification into species. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1960; 79:696-702.

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Species Mycoplasma iners