Name: Ureaplasma zalophigenitalium Volokhov et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: za.lo.phi.ge.ni.ta’li.um. N.L. masc. n. Zalophus, generic name of the California sea lion; L. neut. pl. n. genitalia, the genitals; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. zalophigenitalium, of California sea lion genitalia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: u-re-a-PLAS-ma za-lo-p^hi-ge-ni-TA-li-um, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2262; CSL7644-GEN; DSM 24843

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16S rRNA gene: HQ377518 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Volokhov DV, Gulland FM, Gao Y, Chizhikov VE. Ureaplasma miroungigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and Ureaplasma zalophigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:153-164. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Volokhov DV, Gulland FM, Gao Y, Chizhikov VE. Ureaplasma miroungigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and Ureaplasma zalophigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:153-164. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 5559