Mycoplasma mustelae

(Salih et al., 1983)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. n. Mustela – the genus name of mink, N.L. gen. n. mustelae – of Mustela

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma mustelae (Synoviae cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma felis (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.43%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

MX9^T (mink – Mustela vison, Denmark, -1983), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

one draft genome (MX9^T – Denmark) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

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

Host

mink (Mustela viso)

Habitat

upper respiratory tract

Disease(s)

unknown, no disease reported

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once isolated from 5 and 2 minks in Denmark and Japan, respectively

Diagnosis

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

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma mustelae MX9^T within the Synoviae 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)

>Mycoplasma mustelae MX9^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGGAGTTCTTTTAGAACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACGTACCTTTTAGATTGGGATAACGGTGAGAAATTATCGCTAATACCGGATACATTTAATATTTGCATAAATATTAAATGAAAGAAGCGTTTGCTTCACTAAAAGATCGGGGTGCGGAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTAGGGTAATGGCCTACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGATCCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTATAAGGGAAGAAAAAATGCTATAGGAAATGATAGCATCTTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTGTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTCAAAATTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAATCGCGTTGGATACTGGCATACTAGAATTGTATAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAACTTGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGTATATATTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATGATTAGCTGATAGGAACTATCGGCACAGCTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTTAATTTTCTAGGGAGACTGCCCGAGTAATTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGATGGTACAAAGAGACGCAAAACGGCGACGTGAAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCATTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTTGTTAACTACGGAGACAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGGCCGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma mustelae MX9^T(Accession number: NR_025187)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma mustelae MX9^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 3 days of incubation exhibiting fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Salih, M.M., Friis, N.F., Arseculeratne, S.N., Freundt, E.A., Christiansen, C. 1983. Mycoplasma mustelae, a new species from mink. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 33: 476-479.