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Species "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii"
Name: "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii" Neimark et al. 2001
Etymology: we.ny.o’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. wenyonii, of Wenyon, named after Dr C. M. Wenyon, an investigator of these organisms
Pronunciation, gender: we-ny-O-ni-i, neuter
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated; parasite of Bos taurus
16S rRNA gene:
AF016546
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Neimark H, Johansson KE, Rikihisa Y, Tully JG. Proposal to transfer some members of the genera Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon to the genus Mycoplasma with descriptions of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemofelis', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomuris', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis' and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:891-899. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Mycoplasma wenyonii (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark et al. 2002
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Eperythrozoon wenyoni Adler and Ellenbogen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Eperythrozoon wenyonii corrig. Adler and Ellenbogen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycoplasma wenyonii (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark et al. 2002 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii" is the pro-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 and legitimate or pro-validly published and pro-legitimate and not rejected and has priority or pro-priority) within a separate genus Mycoplasma.
- 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — 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.
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🧍 The Candidatus designation is for new, incompletely described taxa, in order to give them a provisional status; changing validly published name to Candidatus would lose their standing in nomenclature. So, Neimark et al. revise "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii " to Mycoplasma wenyonii comb. nov.
Publication:
Murray RG, Stackebrandt E. Taxonomic note: implementation of the provisional status Candidatus for incompletely described procaryotes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:186-187.
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🧍 This name was also included in a Notification List.
Publication:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Neimark H, Johansson KE, Rikihisa Y, Tully JG. Proposal to transfer some members of the genera Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon to the genus Mycoplasma with descriptions of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemofelis', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomuris', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis' and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:891-899.
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Record number: 4474
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