Name: "Schizoplasma pneumoniae" (Somerson et al. 1963) Furness et al. 1968

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pneu.mo’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pneumoniae, pneumonia

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 15531; CIP 103766; DSM 22911; FH; IFO 14401; NBRC 14401; NCTC 10119

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16S rRNA gene: AF132740 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Furness G, Pipes FJ, McMurtrey J. ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE BY SYNCHRONIZED DIVISION AND BY ULTRAVIOLET AND X IRRADIATIONS. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1968; 118:7-13.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae (Somerson et al. 1963) Gupta et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae (Somerson et al. 1963) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Schizoplasma" Furness et al. 1968. Publication: Furness G, Pipes FJ, McMurtrey J. ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE BY SYNCHRONIZED DIVISION AND BY ULTRAVIOLET AND X IRRADIATIONS. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1968; 118:7-13.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen".
  • 🧍 Chen et al. (2013) isolated this genus from nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) samples. Publication: Chen Z, Ji W, Wang Y, Yan Y, Zhu H, Shao X, Xu J. Epidemiology and associations with climatic conditions of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae infections among Chinese children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections. Ital J Pediatr 2013; 39:34.

Parent taxon: "Schizoplasma" Furness et al. 1968

Assigned by: Furness G, Pipes FJ, McMurtrey J. ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE BY SYNCHRONIZED DIVISION AND BY ULTRAVIOLET AND X IRRADIATIONS. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1968; 118:7-13.

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Record number: 2954