Species Mycoplasma orale

Name: Mycoplasma orale Taylor-Robinson et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ra’le. L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), the mouth; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. neut. adj. orale, pertaining to the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma o-RA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23714; CIP 104969; DSM 25590; IFO 14477; NBRC 14477; NCTC 10112

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680624 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Taylor-Robinson D, Canchola J, Fox H, Chanock RM. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED ORAL MYCOPLASMA (M. ORALE) AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER HUMAN MYCOPLASMAS. Am J Hyg 1964; 80:135-148.

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: Metamycoplasma orale (Taylor-Robinson et al. 1964) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Metamycoplasma orale (Taylor-Robinson et al. 1964) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma orale 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 = "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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 100 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Taylor-Robinson D, Canchola J, Fox H, Chanock RM. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED ORAL MYCOPLASMA (M. ORALE) AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER HUMAN MYCOPLASMAS. Am J Hyg 1964; 80:135-148.

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Species Mycoplasma orale