Species ***Mycoplasma* *testudinis***

Name: Mycoplasma testudinis Hill 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tes.tu’di.nis. L. fem. n. testudo (gen. testudinis), tortoise; L. gen. fem. n. testudinis, of a tortoise

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 01008; ATCC 43263; NCTC 11701

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U09788 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hill AC. Mycoplasma testudinis, a new species isolated from a tortoise. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:489-492.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Mycoplasmoides testudinis" (Hill 1985) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😷 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hill AC. Mycoplasma testudinis, a new species isolated from a tortoise. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:489-492.

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Record number: 784444

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Species Mycoplasma testudinis