Name: Ureaplasma gallorale Koshimizu et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gall.o.ra’le. L. masc. n. gallus, chicken, barnyard fowl; L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), the mouth; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. gallorale, relating to the mouth of barnyard fowl

Pronunciation, gender: gall-o-RA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43346; CIP 105946; D6-1; DSM 24215; NCTC 11707

16S rRNA gene: HM241735 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Koshimizu K, Harasawa R, Pan IJ, Kotani H, Ogata M, Stephens EB, Barile MF. Ureaplasma gallorale sp. nov. from the oropharynx of chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:333-338.

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 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 5 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: Koshimizu K, Harasawa R, Pan IJ, Kotani H, Ogata M, Stephens EB, Barile MF. Ureaplasma gallorale sp. nov. from the oropharynx of chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:333-338.

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Record number: 785136