Mycoplasma auris

(DaMassa et al., 1994)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. auris – the ear, L. gen. n. auris – of the ear

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma auris (Hominis cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma alkalescens (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 98.9%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

UIA^T (goat, Australia, 1981-1982), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

2 draft genomes (UIA^T – Australia; 15026 - France) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

hydrolysis of arginine; non-fermentative, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

goats

Habitat

external ear canal

Disease(s)

unknown

Pathogenicity

considered to be a commensal organism

Epidemiology

unknown

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS, serology or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma auris UIA^T within the Hominis cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma synoviae WVU 1853^T was used as out-group (Synoviae 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)

>Mycoplasma auris UIA^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGAGGTTTTTTAAACCTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTGCTTAATCTACCCTTTAGATTGGAATACCCAATGGAAACATTGGCTAATGCCGGATACGCATGAAATCGCATGATTTCGTTGTGAAAGGGGCCTCTAAAGCCCCACTAAAGGATGAGAGTGCGGAACATTAGTTAGTTGGTAGGGTAATGGCCTACCAAGACTATGATGTTTAGCCGGGTCGAGAGACTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCATGATGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAAGTGCTGTTATAGGGAAAGAATACTTGGTTGAGGAAATGCTTCCAAGCTGACGGTACCCTGTCAGAAAGCGATGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTTTGTAGGCGGTTTATTAAGTCTGGAGTCAAATCCCAGGGCTCAACCCTGGCTCGCTTTGGATACTGGTAAACTAGAGTTGGATAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCATGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGAAGAACACCAAAGGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGGTCTATACTGACGCTGAGGGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATCATTAGTCGGTGGAGAATTCACTGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGGAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCCTTCGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACGGAGTGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTCAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTTACTAACGAGTTATGTCGAGAACTCTAGAGATACTGCCTGGGTAACTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAATATGGCGACATGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAGCCGATCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAATTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCTACGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATACCCGAAGTCGGTTAGCTAACCTCGGAGGCGACCGCCTAAGGTAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma auris UIA^T(Accession number: NR_026035)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma auris UIA^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 3 days of incubation exhibiting characteristic fried egg morphology and a variable colony size and form. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: DaMassa, A.J., Tully, J.G., Rose, D.L., Pitcher, D., Leach, R.H., Cottew, G.S. 1994. Mycoplasma auris sp. nov., Mycoplasma cottewii sp. nov., and Mycoplasma yeatsii sp. nov., new sterol-requiring mollicutes from the external ear canals of goats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44: 479-484.