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Name: Mycoplasmopsis arginini (Barile et al. 1968) Gupta et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma arginini Barile et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ar.gi.ni’ni. N.L. fem. n. arginina, arginine (an amino acid); N.L. gen. neut. n. arginini, of arginine, referring to its hydrolysis [probably better: argininae]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-plasm-OP-sis ar-gi-NI-ni, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23838; CIP 71.23; G230; IFO 14476; NBRC 14476; NCTC 10129

16S rRNA gene: AF125581 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 2

  • 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 2026-08-13. 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 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 arginini Barile et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Barile MF, DelGiudice RA, Carski TR, Gibbs CJ, Morris JA. Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma arginini: spec. nov. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1968; 129:489-494. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasmopsis 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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Record number: 798558