Name: "Ureaplasma parvum" Kong et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: par’vum. L. neut. adj. parvum, small

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 27; ATCC 27815; NCTC 11736

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF073456 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: kong F, James G, Ma Z, Gordon S, Bin W, Gilbert GL. Phylogenetic analysis of Ureaplasma urealyticum--support for the establishment of a new species, Ureaplasma parvum. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1879-1889.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Ureaplasma parvum Robertson et al. 2002

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ureaplasma parvum Robertson et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.38343 (N = 1).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🧍 Regarded as not validly published. Not a formally correct description of a new species. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

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

Assigned by: kong F, James G, Ma Z, Gordon S, Bin W, Gilbert GL. Phylogenetic analysis of Ureaplasma urealyticum--support for the establishment of a new species, Ureaplasma parvum. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1879-1889.

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Record number: 7146