Candidatus Mycoplasma vulturii

(Oaks et al., 2004)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; etymology of epithet not provided

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma vulturii (not part of a cluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

Gb-V33 (not deposited, not cultivated in/on cell free media but in primary chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs), detected in an Oriental white-backed vulture – Gyps bengalensis, Pakistan, ≤2004), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 01/11/2021)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

Habitat

respiratory tract

Disease(s)

once associated with mild heterophilic inflammation in the trachea and bronchi

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once detected in a Oriental white-backed vulture from Pakistan

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma vulturii Gb-V33 close to 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)

>Candidatus Mycoplasma vulturii Gb-V33

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAACGAAGTAGCTTGCTACTTAGTGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACCTACCTCTAAGATGGGGATAACAATTGGAAACAATTGCTAATACCGAATACTTAAATAGAAGGCATCTTTTATTTATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGCTCCGCTTGGAAATGGGAGTGCGGAACATTAGTTAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAAGCTCACCAAGACAATGATGTTTAGCAGGGCTGAGAAGCTGAACTGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAAGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGAAGGATGAAGGTCTTTGGATTGTAAACTTCTGTTATAAGGAAAGAATAGCTAGTGTAGGAAATGACATTAGTTTGACGGTACCTTATTAGAAAGCGATGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATGCATAGGTCGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGTGTAAAGCGTCCGCAGGTGGTTTGTTAAGTCTGAAGTTAAATACCAGAGCTCAACTTTGGCCCGCTTCAGATACTGGCAATCTAGAATTACAGAGAGGTTAACGGAATTTCATGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGAAAGAACACCAATTTGGCGAAGGCAGTTAACTGGCTGTATATTGACACTCAAGGACTAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGTTGGTAGAGATTTTACTAACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCACCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGGAGAAACCCTTACCCACTTCTTGACATCCCTTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTATCAAGGTGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTAGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCTTTAGTTACTAACAGATAATGCTGAGAACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCTAGGTAACTAGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCGACACACGTGCTACAATGGTGAGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAACTGGTGACAGGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAGCTCATCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCCATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACAGACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGATAATGCCCAAAGTTGGTTAACTAACCTGAAAAATTTATTTTTAAGGAAGAAACTGCCTAAGGTAGGATCGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma vulturii Gb-V33(Accession number: NR_115162)

Candidatus species assigned by: Oaks, J.L., Donahoe, S.L., Rurangirwa, F.R., Rideout, B.A., Gilbert, M., Virani, M.Z. 2006. Identification of a novel mycoplasma species from an oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis). J. Clin. Microbiol. 42: 5909-5912.