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Species Mycoplasmopsis equigenitalium
Name: Mycoplasmopsis equigenitalium (Kirchhoff 1978) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma equigenitalium Kirchhoff 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: e.qui.ge.ni.ta’li.um. L. masc. n. equus (gen. equi), the horse; L. neut. pl. n. genitalia, the genitals; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. equigenitalium, of equine agenitalia
Pronunciation, gender: e-kwi-ge-ni-TA-li-um, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29869; NCTC 10176; T37
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF221120
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. 
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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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasma equigenitalium Kirchhoff 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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". — 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 2025-06-04.
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🫡 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 equigenitalium Kirchhoff 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Kirchhoff H. Mycoplasma equigenitalium, a new species from the cervix region of mares. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:496-502.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🧍 The distinct name Mycoplasmopsis bovigenitalium from the same publication has a similar spelling.
Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
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: 798577
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