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Species Mycoplasmopsis gallinacea
Name: Mycoplasmopsis gallinacea (Jordan et al. 1982) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma gallinaceum Jordan et al. 1982
Etymology: gal.li.na’ce.a. L. fem. adj. gallinacea, of or pertaining to a domestic fowl or poultry
Pronunciation, gender: gal-li-NA-ke-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 33550; DD; NCTC 10183
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN935878
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasma gallinaceum Jordan et al. 1982 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Mycoplasma gallinaceum Jordan et al. 1982, which has a risk group (Germany) 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 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 gallinaceum Jordan et al. 1982.
Publication:
Jordan FTW, Ernø H, Cottew GS, Hinz KH, Stipkovits L. Characterization and taxonomic description of five mycoplasma serovars (serotypes) of avian origin and their elevation to species rank and further evaluation of the taxonomic status of Mycoplasma synoviae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:108-115.
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: 798584
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