Species Mycoplasma oxoniensis

Name: Mycoplasma oxoniensis Hill 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.xo.ni.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. oxoniensis, pertaining to Oxon, an abbreviation of Oxfordshire, where the mycoplasma was first isolated (sic) [probably better: oxonensis]

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 128; ATCC 49694; NCTC 11712

16S rRNA gene: AF412987 Analyse FASTA

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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Mycoplasma oxoniense corrig. Hill 1991

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasma oxoniense corrig. Hill 1991	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
"Mycoplasmopsis oxoniensis" (Hill 1991) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PV?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hill AC. Mycoplasma oxoniensis, a new species isolated from Chinese hamster conjunctivas. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:21-25.

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Species Mycoplasma oxoniensis