Mycoplasma moatsii

(Madden et al., 1974)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. gen. masc. n. moatsii – of Moats (referring to K.E. Moats)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma moatsii (not part of a cluster), related to Mycoplasma sualvi (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.82%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

MK405^T (grivet monkey – Chlorocebus aethiops, USA, 1970), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

one draft genome with anomalous assembly (MK405^T – USA) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

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

Host

grivet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops, has also been isolated from the intestine of wild Norway rats

Habitat

throat and genital tract of grivet monkeys

Disease(s)

unknown, no disease reported

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, have been isolated from 3 monkey colonies and once from wild Norway rats

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma moatsii MK405^T 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 moatsii MK405^T

CTTGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAACGAGGTCTTTATGGCCTAGTGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACCTAACCTACCTTTTAGATTGGGATAACTATTGGAAACAATAGCTAATACCGAATACGTATTAGAATCGCATGATTTTTTTATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGCTCCGCTTAAAGATGGGGGTGCGTCATATTAGCTAGTTGGTAGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGGCGATGATATGTAGCCGGACTGAGAAGTTGATCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGAATCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCGCAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGACGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAACTGCTGTTGTAAGGGAAGAAAAAATTTAGTAGGAAATGACTAGATCTTGACGGTACCTTATTAGAAAGTGACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTCACAAGCATTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTTCGTAGGCGGTTTATCAAGTCTAGAGTTAAAGCCTGGGGCTTAACCCCAGCCCGCTCTGGATACTGGTTGACTAGAGTTACATAGAGGTAAACGGAATTCTTAGTGAAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAATGGCGAAGGCAGTTTACTGGATGTATACTGACGCTCAGGGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATCATTAGTCGCTAGGGAACTTAGTGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTTTGGTTAAGTCCAGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCTTTAGTTACTAACATTAAGTTGAGGACTCTAGAGAAACTGCCTGGGTAACCAGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAAAGAGACGCAATATGGTGACATGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCGATCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGTAATACCCAAAGACGGTTTAGTTAACCTCGGAGACGGCTGTCTAAGGTAGGATCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma moatsii MK405^T(Accession number: NR_025186)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma moatsii MK405^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Madden, D.L., Moats, K.E., London, W.T., Matthew, E.B., Sever, J.L. 1974. Mycoplasma moatsii, a new species isolated from recently imported grivet monkeys. (Cercopithecus aethiops). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24: 459-464.