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Species Mycoplasmopsis phocirhinis
Name: Mycoplasmopsis phocirhinis (Giebel et al. 1991) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991
Etymology: pho.ci.rhi’nis. L. fem. n. phoca, seal; Gr. fem. n. rhis (gen. rhinos), nose; N.L. gen. fem. n. phocirhinis, of the anose of a seal
Pronunciation, gender: … pho-ki-RHI-nis, feminine
Type strain: 852; ATCC 49639; NCTC 11722
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF304324
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 phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycoplasma phocarhinis Giebel et al. 1991 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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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 phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991.
Publication:
Giebel J, Meier J, Binder A, Flossdorf J, Poveda JB, Schmidt R, Kirchhoff H. Mycoplasma phocarhinis sp. nov. and Mycoplasma phocacerebrale sp. nov., two new species from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina L.). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:39-44.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.
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: 798616
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