Etymology:o.xo.ni.en’se.N.L. neut. adj.oxoniense, pertaining to Oxon, an abbreviation of Oxfordshire, where the mycoplasma was first isolated [probably better: oxonense]
Valid publication:
Hill AC. Mycoplasma oxoniensis, a new species isolated from Chinese hamster conjunctivas. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:21-25.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2022-08-09.
🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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.