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Species Mycoplasma melaleucae
Name: Mycoplasma melaleucae Tully et al. 1990
Etymology: me.la.leu’cae. N.L. fem. n. Melaleuca, a genus of tropical trees having white flowers with sweet fragrance; N.L. gen. fem. n. melaleucae, of Melaleuca, the plant from which the type strain was isolated
Type strain: ATCC 49191; M1; NCTC 11715
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16S rRNA gene:
M24478
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Tully JG, Rose DL, McCoy RE, Carle P, Bove JM, Whitcomb RF, Weisburg WG. Mycoplasma melaleucae sp. nov., a sterol-requiring mollicute from flowers of several tropical plants. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:143-147. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mesoplasma melaleucae (Tully et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Entomoplasma melaleucae (Tully et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mesoplasma melaleucae (Tully et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma melaleucae 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tully JG, Rose DL, McCoy RE, Carle P, Bove JM, Whitcomb RF, Weisburg WG. Mycoplasma melaleucae sp. nov., a sterol-requiring mollicute from flowers of several tropical plants. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:143-147.
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Record number: 784402
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