Candidatus Mycoplasma turicense

(corrig. Willi et al., 2006)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. neut. adj. turicense – of Turicum, the Latin name of Zürich (corrected by Oren et al., 2020)

Taxonomy

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

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate B3)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

coccoid

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

domestic cats

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

mild anemia, often asymptomatic

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, probably worldwide occurrence in domestic cats although with a lower prevalence than Mycoplasma haemofelis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma turicense isolate B3 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 turicense isolate B3

CTGGTGGCATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAATTGTCGAAAGACAATTAGCGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACATATTTAACATGCCCCCCGGAAGGAAATAGCCGTTCGAAAGAACGATTAATGTCCTATAGTATCCCCTTTCAGACAGAAAGGAGATTTAAAGGTGCAAACCGCCGAGGGATTGGAATATGTCCTATTAGCTAGTTGGCGGGATAAAAGCCCACCAAGGCAATGATAGGTAGCTGGTCTAAGAGGATGAACAGCCACAATGGGATTGAGATACGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATGCCATGTGAACGACGAAGGCCAGACAGGTCGTAAAGTTCTTTTAGAGGGGAAAAATCTGATGGTACCCTCTGAATAAGTGACAGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCGAGCGTTATTCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGATGAATAAGTTCTGCATTAAAAGCAGCTGCTTAACAGTTGTTTGTGCCGAATACTATTCATCTAGAATGTGGTAGAAAGTTTTGGAATTAAATATGGAGCGGTGGAATGTGTGGATATATTTAAGAACACCAGAGGCGAAGGCGAAAACTTAGGCCATTATTGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGTAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGATGTCGGGACTTGAGTTTCGGCGTTGTAGCTTACGTGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTACATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAACATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGTTTGACATCCTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGGTTATCAGAGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCATGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTTTAGTTACTTGTCTAAAGAGACTGAACAGTAATGTATAGGAAGGATGGGATCACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCCGCAAACGTGTTACAATGGCGAGTACAATGTGTTGCAAACCAGCGATGGTAAGCCAATCACCAAAACTCGTCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTTTTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCCGTGTCAGCTATATCGGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAGAGGAAGGAGCATTTAAAAACATATTAAATTGTGTCAAGAATGAAACTTCTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma turicense isolate B3(Accession number: DQ464423)

Candidatus species assigned by: Willi, B., Boretti, F.S., Baumgartner, C., Tasker, S., Wenger, B., Cattori, V., Meli, M.L., Reusch, C.E., Lutz, H., Hofmann-Lehmann, R. 2006. Prevalence, risk factor analysis, and follow-up of infections caused by three feline hemoplasma species in cats in Switzerland. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44: 961-969.