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Species Mycoplasmopsis columbina
Name: Mycoplasmopsis columbina (Shimizu et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2019
Basonym: Mycoplasma columbinum Shimizu et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: co.lum.bi’na. L. fem. adj. columbina, of or pertaining to a pigeon
Pronunciation, gender: ko-lum-BI-na, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29257; MMP 1; NCTC 10178
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF221113
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Correction to: 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; 111:2485-2486. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 186. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:597-599.
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 Mycoplasma columbinum Shimizu et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 genus.
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🧍 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: Mycoplasmopsis Gupta et al. 2018
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Correction to: 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; 111:2485-2486.
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Record number: 800274
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