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Species Mycoplasma testudineum
Name: Mycoplasma testudineum Brown et al. 2004
Etymology: tes.tu.di’ne.um. L. neut. adj. testudineum, of or belonging to a tortoise
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tes-tu-DI-ne-um, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 700618; BH 29; MCCM 3231
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ666138
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Brown DR, Merritt JL, Jacobson ER, Klein PA, Tully JG, Brown MB. Mycoplasma testudineum sp. nov., from a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) with upper respiratory tract disease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1527-1529. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Mycoplasmopsis testudinea" (Brown et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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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 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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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🧍 In the abstract, the type strain BH29 is cited as BH-29. — 🧍 In the summary, the type strain BH29 is cited as BH-29.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Brown DR, Merritt JL, Jacobson ER, Klein PA, Tully JG, Brown MB. Mycoplasma testudineum sp. nov., from a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) with upper respiratory tract disease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1527-1529. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784443
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