Species Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Name: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pneu.mo’ni.ae. N.L. fem. n. pneumonia, disease of lungs, pneumonia; N.L. gen. fem. n. pneumoniae, of pneumonia

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 15531; CIP 103766; DSM 22911; FH; IFO 14401; NBRC 14401; NCTC 10119

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF132740 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Somerson NL, Taylor-Robinson D, Chanock RM. Hemolyin production as an aid in the identification and quantitation of Eaton agent (Mycoplasma pneumoniae). Am J Hyg 1963; 77:122-128.

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

Correct name: Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae (Somerson et al. 1963) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Schizoplasma pneumoniae" (Somerson et al. 1963) Furness et al. 1968	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae (Somerson et al. 1963) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae 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: Somerson NL, Taylor-Robinson D, Chanock RM. Hemolyin production as an aid in the identification and quantitation of Eaton agent (Mycoplasma pneumoniae). Am J Hyg 1963; 77:122-128.

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Record number: 784427

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