Name: "Ureaplasma parvum" Kong et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: u-re-a-PLAS-ma PAR-wum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: 27; ATCC 27815; NCTC 11736

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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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. 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. — 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.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Not a formally correct description of a new species. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

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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