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Species Mycoplasma meleagridis
Name: Mycoplasma meleagridis Yamamoto et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: me.le.a.gri.dis. L. gen. fem. n. meleagridis, a kind of fowls, a turkey
Type strain: ATCC 25294; CIP 103833; DSM 22145; IFO 14852; NBRC 14852; NCTC 10153
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16S rRNA gene:
AB680683
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Yamamoto R, Bigland CH, Ortmayer HB. Characteristics of Mycoplasma meleagridis sp. n., Isolated from Turkeys. J Bacteriol 1965; 90:47-49. 
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 meleagridis (Yamamoto et al. 1965) Gupta et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasmopsis meleagridis (Yamamoto et al. 1965) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma meleagridis 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 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 145 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:
Yamamoto R, Bigland CH, Ortmayer HB. Characteristics of Mycoplasma meleagridis sp. n., Isolated from Turkeys. J Bacteriol 1965; 90:47-49.
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Record number: 784403
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