Species ***Mycoplasmopsis* *sturni***

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Mycoplasmatota Mollicutes Mycoplasmoidales Metamycoplasmataceae Mycoplasmopsis Mycoplasmopsis sturni

Name: Mycoplasmopsis sturni (Forsyth et al. 1996) Gupta et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma sturni Forsyth et al. 1996

Etymology: stur’ni. L. masc. n. sturnus, a genus of birds; L. gen. masc. n. sturni, of the genus Sturnus from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-plasm-OP-sis STUR-ni, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51945; CIP 105812; DSM 22021; UCMF

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U22013 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)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasma sturni Forsyth et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 2026-06-11.
- 🫡 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 sturni Forsyth et al. 1996. Publication: Forsyth MH, Tully JG, Gorton TS, Hinckley L, Frasca SJ, van Kruiningen HJ, Geary SJ. Mycoplasma sturni sp. nov., from the conjunctiva of a European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:716-719. 🇺🇸 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.
- 🧍 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. 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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