Species Mycoplasma microti

Name: Mycoplasma microti Brown et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.cro’ti. N.L. masc. n. Microtus, a genus of field vole; N.L. gen. masc. n. microti, of Microtus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma mi-KRO-ti, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700935; CCUG 53181; DSM 19518; IL371

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FJ609188 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brown DR, Talkington DF, Thacker WL, Brown MB, Dillehay DL, Tully JG. Mycoplasma microti sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:409-412. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Malacoplasma microti (Brown et al. 2001) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Malacoplasma microti (Brown et al. 2001) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma microti 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Mycoplasma microti Brown et al. 2001 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 Mycoplasma microti Brown et al. 2001 was previously known as "Mycoplasma volis" Dillehay et al. 1995. Publication: Dillehay DL, Sander M, Talkington DF, Thacker WL, Brown DR. Isolation of mycoplasmas from prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Lab Anim Sci 1995; 45:631-634.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Brown DR, Talkington DF, Thacker WL, Brown MB, Dillehay DL, Tully JG. Mycoplasma microti sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:409-412. 🇺🇸

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