Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae

(Lian et al., 2020)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; etymology of epithet not provided

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae (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 H1)

Genomes

one draft genome (TS03-2017 – Mariana Trench) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

flask-shaped

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

fermentation of glucose and hydrolysis of arginine; non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

hadal snailfish Pseudoliparis swirei

Habitat

gut

Disease(s)

unknown, considered to be a commensal/symbiont

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, recently described in Pseudoliparis swirei from the Mariana Trench

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae isolate H1 close to the Ureaplasma cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae J^T was used as out-group (Hyopneumoniae 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)

>Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae isolate H1

AGAGTTTGATCATGGCTCAGGATTAACGCTGGCGGTATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAACGAACTATTTATAGTTAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATCCAATCTACACTTAAGTTGGGGATAACCAGTTGAAAAGCTGGCTAATACCGAATGTGATTATTTCTTGGCATCAAGAAATAATTAAAGTCGCGTTTGTGACGCTTTTGGATGAGGGTGCGGCATATCAGGTAGTTGGTGAGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGCCAATGACGTGTAGCTGTACTGAGAGGTAGAACAGCCACAATGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCATACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTTCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCGCGTGGATGATGAAGGTCATAAAGATTGTAAAATCCTTTTATAAGAGAAGAAAAAATAAGATAGGAAATGATCTTATTCTGACGGTATCTTTTGAATAAGTAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAACGAGCGCGGGCGGATTTATAAGTCTGATGTTAAAGGCAGTTGCTCAACAACTGATTGCATTGGAAACTATAAGTCTAGAATATAGTAGAGAGTTATGGAACTCCATGTGGAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATGGAAGAACACTAGTGGCGAAGGCGATAACTTAGACTATTATTGACGCTTAGGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGATTATTAAATATCGGCACGATGTGTCGGTGTTGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATAATCTACCTGGGTAGTACATTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAACGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGCACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTTGACAATACACGTAAAACCTTACCTAGGTTTGACATCCCCTGCAAAGTCATAGAGATATGATAGAGGTTATCAGGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCGTTAGTTACTTTATCTAACGAGACTGCTGTCGCAAGACAGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATATCTAGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAAAGTGTCGCTACTTCGTAAGGAGACGCAAATCACTTAAAGCCGATCTCAGTTCGGATTGAGGGCTGCAACTCGCCCTCATGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGACATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGGGAGTTGGTAATATCTGAAACCGTATCGCTAACTTCGGAGGCATACGTCTAGGGTAGGATTGATGACTAGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTA

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae isolate H1(Accession number: MK713651)

Candidatus species assigned by: Lian, C.-A., Yan, G.-Y., Huang, J.-M., Danchin, A., Wang, Y., He, L.-S. 2020. Genomic characterization of a novel gut symbiont from the hadal snailfish. Front. Microbiol. 10: 2978.