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Species Mycoplasma phocidae
Name: Mycoplasma phocidae Ruhnke and Madoff 1992
Etymology: pho.ci.dae. L. fem. n. phoca, seal; L. gen. fem. n. phocidae, of a seal (sic) [probably better: phocae]
Type strain: 105; ATCC 33657
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF304325
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ruhnke HL, Madoff S. Mycoplasma phocidae sp. nov., isolated from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina L.). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:211-214. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 42. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:511.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Metamycoplasma phocae" (Ruhnke and Madoff 1992) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 = 2, note = "PV". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
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🧍 See also:
Publication:
Labeda DP. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology IXth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 14 and 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000; 50:2245-2247. 🇺🇸
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet phocidae (sic), has been corrected by Heldtander Königsson et al. 2001 to phocae [1].
Publication:
Konigsson MH, Pettersson B, Johansson KE. Phylogeny of the seal mycoplasmas Mycoplasma phocae corrig., Mycoplasma phocicerebrale corrig. and Mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. based on sequence analysis of 16S rDNA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1389-1393. 🇸🇪
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🧍 The spelling correction conducted by Heldtander Königsson et al. 2001 was forbidden by the Note for Rule 61 [2, 3] and the name Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992 was not in accordance with the rules of the ICNP. This was changed in the 2022 revision of the ICNP.
Publication:
De Vos P, Trüper HG. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology IXth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 14, 15 and 18 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000; 50:2239-2244.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Ruhnke HL, Madoff S. Mycoplasma phocidae sp. nov., isolated from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina L.). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:211-214.
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Record number: 784424
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