Name: Mycoplasmoides alvi (Gourlay et al. 1977) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma alvi Gourlay et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: al’vi. L. gen. masc./fem. n. alvi, of the bowel

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-plasm-o-I-des AL-wi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29626; NCTC 10157

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U44765 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasma alvi Gourlay et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycoplasma alvi Gourlay et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycoplasma alvi Gourlay et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gourlay RN, Wyld SG, Leach RH. Mycoplasma alvi, a new species from bovine intestinal and urogenital tracts. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:86-96. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🧍 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: Mycoplasmoides Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630. 🇨🇦

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