Ureaplasma gallorale

(Koshimizu et al., 1987)

Etymology

N.L. fem. n. urea – urea, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Ureaplasma – urea form referring to a form that utilizes urea; L. n. gallus – a chicken, L. n. os – the mouth, L. neut. suff. -ale – pertaining to, N.L. neut. adj. gallorale – pertaining to the mouth of a chicken

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Ureaplasma – Ureaplasma gallorale (Ureaplasma cluster), related to Ureaplasma urealyticum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.95%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

D6-1^T (chicken, Japan, ≤1977), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

tiny and flat colonies, branched or with fried egg morphology

Metabolism

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

Host

chicken, turkey

Habitat

choanae, oral cavity, reproductive tract

Disease(s)

unknown, experimental infection induced respiratory disease and inflammation in the reproductive tract

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, occasionally isolated from chicken and turkey; transmission mode unknown

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by gene sequence analysis

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Ureaplasma gallorale D6-1^T within 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)

>Ureaplasma gallorale D6-1^T

CTGGCGCCATGCCTAATACATGCAAATCGAACGAAGCCTTTATGGCTTAGTGGTGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATCCAATCTACCCTTAAGTTGGGGATAACTAATCGAAAGATTAGCTAATACCGAATAATAACATCATTATCGTATGAGAAGATGTAGAAAGTTGCGTTTGCAACGCTTTTGGATGAGGGTGCGACGTATCAGATAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGTCAATGACGCGTAGCTGTACTGAGAGGTAGAACAGCCACAATGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCATACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTTCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTTATGAAGCAATGCCGCGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTATAGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATATGGGAAGAATGCTAAGATAGTAAATGATTATTAGTTTGACTGTACCATTTGAATAAGTATCGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGATGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGCGTAAAACGAGCGCAGGCGGATTTGTAAGTTTGGTATGAAATCTAGATGCTTAACGTCTAGCTGTATCAAAAACTACAAATCTAGAGTGTAGTAGAGAGTTGGGGAACTCCATGTGGAGCGGTAAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAAGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGCCAACTTGGACTATCACTGACGCTTAGGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGATCATTAAATGTCGGCTCGAATGAGTCGGTGTTGTAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCTGCCTGGGTAGTACATTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAACGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTTGACAATACACGTAGAACCTTACCTAGGTTTGACATCTATTGCAATGCTATAGAAATATAGCGGAGGCTAACAATATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTTTCGTTAGTTACTTTATCTAGCGATACTGCTACCGCAAGGTAGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATATCTAGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGCTAATACAAATTGCTGCAATACCGTAAGGTGGAGCGAATCAAAAAAGTTAGTCTCAGTTCGGATAGAGGGCTGCAATTCGTCCTCTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGACATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGGGAGCTGGTAATATCTAAAACCGCAACGCTAACCGTAAGGAGGCATGCGTCTAGGGTAGGATCGGTGACTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Ureaplasma gallorale D6-1^T(Accession number: NR_026027)

Species assigned by: Koshimizu, K., Harasawa, R., Pan, I.J., Kotani, H., Ogata, M., Stephens, E.B., Barile, M.F. 1987. Ureaplasma gallorale sp. nov. from the oropharynx of chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 37:333-338.