Species Mycoplasma pirum

Name: Mycoplasma pirum Del Giudice et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pi’rum. L. neut. n. pirum, pear, referring to the pear-shaped morphology of the cells (nominative in apposition)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25960; HRC 70-159; NCTC 11702

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M23940 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Del Giudice RA, Tully JG, Rose DL, Cole RM. Mycoplasma pirum sp. nov., a terminal structured mollicute from cell cultures. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:285-291.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mycoplasmoides pirum (Del Giudice et al. 1985) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasmoides pirum (Del Giudice et al. 1985) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- Mycoplasma pirum is the correct name 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.
- 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 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Del Giudice RA, Tully JG, Rose DL, Cole RM. Mycoplasma pirum sp. nov., a terminal structured mollicute from cell cultures. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:285-291.

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Record number: 784426

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