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Species Mycoplasma miroungigenitalium

Name: Mycoplasma miroungigenitalium Volokhov et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.ro.un.gi.ge.ni.ta’li.um. N.L. fem. n. Mirounga, generic name of the northern elephant seal; L. neut. pl. n. genitalia, the genitals; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. miroungigenitalium, of northern elephant seal genitalia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma mi-ro-un-gi-ge-ni-TA-li-um, neuter

Type strain: DSM 110944; ES2806-GEN; Mirounga ES2806-GEN; NCTC 14429

16S rRNA gene: GU905023 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Volokhov DV, Furtak VA, Blom J, Zagorodnyaya TA, Gao Y, Gulland FM. Mycoplasma miroungirhinis sp. nov. and Mycoplasma miroungigenitalium sp. nov., isolated from northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Mycoplasma phocoenae sp. nov., isolated from harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), and Mycoplasma phocoeninasale sp. nov., isolated from harbour porpoise and California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5224. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5292.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Volokhov DV, Furtak VA, Blom J, Zagorodnyaya TA, Gao Y, Gulland FM. Mycoplasma miroungirhinis sp. nov. and Mycoplasma miroungigenitalium sp. nov., isolated from northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Mycoplasma phocoenae sp. nov., isolated from harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), and Mycoplasma phocoeninasale sp. nov., isolated from harbour porpoise and California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5224. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 25829