Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola
(Neulinger et al., 2009)
Etymology
Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. neut. n. corallum – coral, L. suff. -cola – inhabitant, N.L. n. corallicola – inhabitant of corals
Taxonomy
Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola (not part of a cluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)
Type strain
not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate D11_CW02)
Genomes
no genome published (per 11/05/2024)
Cell morphology
flask-shaped
Colony morphology
not cultivated on a cell free medium
Metabolism
not assessed
Host
cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa
Habitat
tentacle ectoderm
Disease(s)
unknown, considered to be a commensal/symbiont
Pathogenicity
factors unknown
Epidemiology
unknown, once described in Lophelia pertusa from the Trondheimsfjord in Norway
Diagnosis
PCR, FISH
Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola isolate D11_CW02 close to the Hominis cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides PG1T was used as out-group (Mycoides cluster). Numbers at nodes represent bootstrap confidence values (1000 replications). Only values > 80% are shown. Bar, number of substitutions per nucleotide position. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)
GAACGCTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAACGAAGCACTTGTGCTTAGTGGCAAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAATCTACCCCCAAGTTTGGGATAACAGTTGGAAACAATTGCTAATACCAAATACGTATAAGTTTTGCATAATTCTTATATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGTTTCGCTAGGGGATGAGAGTGCGCTACATTAGTTAGTTGGTAGGGTAAGAGCCTACCAAGACTATGATGTATAGCGGGGCTGAGAAGCTGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCAACACAGCGTGCAGGAAGACGACCTTAGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTATGAGGGAAGAAAAATAAAATTAGGAAATGAATTTTACATGACGGTACCTCATCAGAAAGCACCGGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGTGTCTGTAGGTGGTATGTTAAGTCTAGTGTTAAAGACTAGGGCCCAACCCTAGCACGCTCTAGATACTGACATGCTAGAGTCATAGAGAGGTTAGCGGAACTCCTAGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGTGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAATAGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGATATGTACTGACACTCAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGTAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATCATTAGCCGGTGGGTTTTATCACTGGCGTAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCAAAGAACCTTACCCACTTTTGACATCTTTTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTAGAGGTTAACAAAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTAGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTTTTAGTTGCTAACATTTAGTTGAGGACTCTAGAAAGACTGCCTGGGTAACCAGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACAAGTGGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCTAATACAAAAAGATGCAACCTCGTGAGAGCAAGCAAATCTTATAAAATTAGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGTAGGTCAGCAATACTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGCCGGATAAAAAACTTCGGATTTTAC
Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola isolate D11_CW02 (Accession number: AM911412)Candidatus species assigned by: Neulinger, S.C., Gärtner, A., Järnegren, J., Ludvigsen, M., Lochte, K., Dullo, W.-C. 2009. Tissue-associated 'Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola' and filamentous bacteria on the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia). Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75: 1437-1444.