Name: Ureaplasma diversum Howard and Gourlay 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.ver’sum. L. neut. part. adj. diversum, diverse, different, distinct, heterogeneous, referring to the difference in polypeptides and G+C content as compared to Ureaplasma urealyticum and to the heterogeneous antigenic structure of the species

Pronunciation, gender: di-WER-sum, neuter

Type strain: A417; ATCC 43321; CIP 106089; DSM 21276; NCTC 10182

16S rRNA gene: D78650 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Howard CJ, Gourlay RN. Proposal for a second species within the genus Ureaplasma, Ureaplasma diversum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:446-452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• 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". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 93 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Ureaplasma Shepard et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Howard CJ, Gourlay RN. Proposal for a second species within the genus Ureaplasma, Ureaplasma diversum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:446-452.

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Record number: 785134