Species "Mycoplasma laidlawii"

Name: "Mycoplasma laidlawii" (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Sapromyces laidlawii" corrig. Sabin 1941

Etymology: lai.dla’wi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. laidlawii, of Laidlaw, named after P. Laidlaw, one of the microbiologists who first isolated this species

Pronunciation, gender: lai-DLA-wi-i, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23206; CIP 75.27; DSM 23060; IFO 14400; NBRC 14400; NCTC 10116

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16S rRNA gene: AB680603 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Sapromyces laidlawii" corrig. Sabin 1941	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Sapromyces laidlawi" Sabin 1941	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.

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Record number: 11628

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Species "Mycoplasma laidlawii"