Mycoplasma elephantis

(Kirchhoff et al., 1996)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. elephas – an elephant, L. gen. n. elephantis – of an elephant

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma elephantis (not part of a cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma equigenitalium (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 99.10%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

E42^T (elephant, USA, ≤1996), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

one draft genome (E42^T – USA) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology

Metabolism

fermentation of glucose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

elephants (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana)

Habitat

genital tract

Disease(s)

unknown

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

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 elephantis E42^T in between the Bovis and Hyopneumoniae cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. 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 elephantis E42^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGAGGTGCTTGCACCTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACATACCCTATAGTTTGGGATAACGTTTGGAAACAGGCGCTAATACCGAATATATGTTTTTATCACATGATGATTACATGAAAGGAGCTTCTGGCTTCGCTATTGGATTGGGGTGCGGAATATTAGTTAGTTGGTGGGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGACGATGATATTTAGCCGGGTTGAGAGACCGACCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGAACGATGAAGCCCTTCGGGGTGTAAAGTTCTGTTATAAGAGAAGAAAAAACTAGAGAGGAAATGCTTTAGTCTTGACGGTATCTTATTAGAAAGTGACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTCACGAGCGTTATCCGAAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCCGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGACGTTAAATCTTGGGGCTCAACCCCATTCCGCGTTGGATACTGGCAGGCTAGAGTTATATAGAGGTTAGTGGAATTCAATGTGAAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATTGAAGAACACCAATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGTATAAACTGACACTGAGGGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATCATTAGTTGGTGGCAAAGTCACTAATACAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACACTTGACATCTTCTGCAATGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCATTATTTACCATCATTAAGTTGGGGACTATAATGAGACTGCCCGAGTAATTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGTGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGATACAAAGAGAAGCAACCCGGCGACGGTGAGCAAACCTCAAAAAGTCGATCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGGTCAGCTATACTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGATCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGAAATGCCCGAAGCCGGTTAGTTAACTTCGGAGGCAACTGTCTAAGGCAGGTCCGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma elephantis E42^T(Accession number: NR_025071)

Species assigned by: Kirchhoff, H., Schmidt, R., Lehmann, H., Clark, H.W., Hill, A.C. 1996. Mycoplasma elephantis sp. nov., a new species from elephants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46: 437-441.