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Species Mycoplasma somnilux
Name: Mycoplasma somnilux Williamson et al. 1990
Etymology: som’ni.lux. L. masc. n. somnus, sleep; L. fem. n. lux, light; N.L. fem. n. somnilux, intended to mean sleeping light, referring to the quiescent pupal stage of the host from which the organism was isolated, which precedes the luminescent adult stage (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 49194; NCTC 11719; PYAN-1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY157871
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Williamson DL, Tully JG, Rose DL, Hackett KJ, Henegar R, Carle P, Bove JM, Colflesh DE, Whitcomb RF. Mycoplasma somnilux sp. nov., Mycoplasma luminosum sp. nov., and Mycoplasma lucivorax sp. nov., new sterol-requiring mollicutes from firefly beetles (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:160-164. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Williamsoniiplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Entomoplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Williamsoniiplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mycoplasma somnilux is the correct name instead 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.
- 😷 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Williamson DL, Tully JG, Rose DL, Hackett KJ, Henegar R, Carle P, Bove JM, Colflesh DE, Whitcomb RF. Mycoplasma somnilux sp. nov., Mycoplasma luminosum sp. nov., and Mycoplasma lucivorax sp. nov., new sterol-requiring mollicutes from firefly beetles (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:160-164.
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Record number: 784434
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