Name: Ureaplasma felinum Harasawa et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fe.li’num. L. neut. adj. felinum, of or belonging to a cat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: u-re-a-PLAS-ma fe-LI-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49229; CIP 106090; DSM 24216; FT2-B; NCTC 11709

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HM197716 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Harasawa R, Imada Y, Ito M, Koshimizu K, Cassell GH, Barile MF. Ureaplasma felinum sp. nov. and Ureaplasma cati sp. nov. isolated from the oral cavities of cats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:45-51. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Harasawa R, Imada Y, Ito M, Koshimizu K, Cassell GH, Barile MF. Ureaplasma felinum sp. nov. and Ureaplasma cati sp. nov. isolated from the oral cavities of cats. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:45-51. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 785135