
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.4716
Name	Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.4716
Type Strain representative organism	Eaton Agent^T (=FH-LIU =FH =Eaton =ATCC 15531 =NCTC 10119 =BEI NR-3848)


Proper Form	Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Mycoplasma pneumoniae was originally described by Somerson et al. 1963. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 2018, Gupta et al. established Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the basonym of Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae (Somerson et al. 1963) Gupta et al. 2018 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.4716.
Source File	10.1601/nm.4716.xml


This information was last reviewed on September 5, 2018.

References

Somerson NL, Taylor-Robinson D, Chanock RM. Hemolyin production as an aid in the identification and quantitation of Eaton agent (Mycoplasma pneumoniae). Am J Hyg 1963; 77:122-128. [PubMed].
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-018-1047-3 [PubMed].