Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae

(corrig. Messick et al., 2002)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; Gr. neut. n. haema, haematos – blood, N. L. fem. n. Lama – genus name of the lama and alpaca, N.L. gen. n. haematolamae – of alpaca/lama blood (corrected by Oren et al., 2020)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNAgene sequence of isolate Purdue)

Genomes

one completed (Purdue – USA) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

coccoid – ring-shaped

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

alpaca and lama, recently also detected in a dromedary

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

hemolytic anemia, but often asymptomatic, younger animals are more susceptible to acute infection displaying symptoms of anemia

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

worldwide occurrence in South American camelids

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae isolate Purdue within the Hemoplasma 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)

>Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae isolate Purdue

CTGGTGGTATGCATAACACATGCAAGTCGTACGAAGCTAGCTTGCTAGCTTAGTGGCAAACGGGCGAGTAATACATATTTAACTTACTTACGCAAGGAAGATAGCAACTCGAAAGAGTTATTAATACTCCATAGGTTTAGATTTGAAATAGTCTAAATTAAAGGGGCGCCGCAAGGAGCCCTGTGCATAAATAGGAATATGTCCTATTAGGTAGTTGGCGGGGTAAAGGCCCACCAAGCCGGTGATGGGTAGCTGAACTGAGAGGTTGGACAGCCGCAATGGGATTGAGATATGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTGAGGAATTTTTCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCAATACCACGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTCTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATTTAGGAAAAAAAGCAGGATAGGAAATGATTCTGCCGTGATTGTACTAATTGAATAAGTGACAGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAAAACATAGGTCACGAGCATTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGAAAGCGTAGGTGGAGGAGTTGATCCATTGTCAAAAGCATCTGCTTAACAGGTGTTCGCGATGGATATCGCTTCTCTAGAATTAGTTAGGGGGTACTGGAATTCAATGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATTGAGGAACACCAGAGGCTAAGGCGAGTACCTGGGACATAATTGACACTGAGGCTTGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGGTATTTGGTTTAAAACTGAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGCGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGCAAAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGTAATCTACTGCGAAACTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGGTTATCGGTATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTCTAGTTAATTAGTTCTAGAGTGACTGAATCGTAAGATATAGGAAGGTTGGGGCCAAGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTAGGCACAATGTGTTGCAAACTAGCGATAGTGAGCTAATCACCTAAAACCTATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTATTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCTGTGTCAGCTATATCAGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAAAGAAAGAACTAGTTGAAACCGCATTTAATTGCGTCTAGATTGGTAATTTTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae isolate Purdue(Accession number: CP003731)

Candidatus species assigned by: Messick, J.B., Walker, P.G., Raphael, W., Berent, L., Shi, X. 2002. ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemodidelphidis’ sp. nov., ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemolamae’ sp. nov. and Mycoplasma haemocanis comb. nov., haemotrophic parasites from a naturally infected opossum (Didelphis virginiana), alpaca (Lama pacos) and dog (Canis familiaris) : phylogenetic and secondary structural relatedness of their 16S rRNA genes to other mycoplasmas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 693-698.