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Species Mycoplasmopsis lipophila
Name: Mycoplasmopsis lipophila (Del Giudice et al. 1974) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma lipophilum Del Giudice et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: li.po’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. lipos, animal fat, lard, tallow; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. lipophila, fat-loving
Type strain: ATCC 27104; IFO 14895; MaBy; NBRC 14895; NCTC 10173
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M24581
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 lipophilum Del Giudice et al. 1974 (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.
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: 798600
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