Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum

(Robinson et al., 1975)

Etymology

Gr. pref. a – not, without, Gr. n. aer – air, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Anaeroplasma – a form not living with air; Gr. pref. a – not, without, N.L. dim. n. bact- – part of N.L. n. bacterium – a small rod, N.L. adj. clasticus – breaking, N.L. neut. adj. abactoclasticum – not bacteriolytic (referring to the organism’s inability to digest bacterial cells)

Taxonomy

Anaeroplasmatales – Anaeroplasmataceae – Anaeroplasma – Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum, related to Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum and Anaeroplasma varium (16S rRNA gene sequence similarities – 92.12 and 92.58%, respectively) (Fig. 1); type species of genus Anaeroplasma

Type strain

6-1^T (not available, initially isolated from ovine rumen, USA, ≤1972), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology

Metabolism

fermentation of starch, maltose, and cellobiose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

ruminants

Habitat

rumen

Disease(s)

natural inhabitant of the rumen

Pathogenicity

apathogenic

Epidemiology

unknown

Diagnosis

anaerobic cultivation and genetic species identification

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum 6-1^T close to genus Acholeplasma based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. 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)

>Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum 6-1^T

GAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATTAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAATGGTAGTAGCAATACAAACCATGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTAGGCAACCTGTCTTTAAGACGAGGATAACCGTTGGAAACGACGGATAATACTGGATAGGACATCACAAAGGGCATCCTTAGATGTTTAAAGGTTATTATGCCACTTAGAGAGGGGCCTGCGGCGCATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGATAACAGCCCACCAAGGCGATGATGCGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACAATGGAACTGAGAACGGTCCATACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCGGCAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGACCGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAACGAAGAAGTTATTCGTAATGTAAAGTTCTTTTATCTGGGAAGAAAAAACAAATTGACTGTACCAGATGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCNAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGTGCGCAGATGGCACATTAAGTTTCTTGTAAAAATGCTGGGCTCAACCCAGTAGAGCAAGAGATACTGATGAGCTAGAGTACGAGAGAGGCAAGTGGAATTCCATGTGTAGCGGTAAAATGCGTAAATATATGGCAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTAGCTCGATACTGACATTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGAGTACTAAGTGCTGGGAGGAATCTCGGTGCTGAAGTTAACGCATTAAGTACTCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTACGCAAGTATGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGAGCCNGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTTGTTTAATTCGACGNTACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCTCTGCGAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAGCAGAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATATCTAGTTACCATCATTCAGTTGGGGACTCTAGATAGACTGCCATTGATAAAATGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCTATATGACCTGGGCTACAAACGTGCTACAATGGCTGAAACAAAGAGAAGCGAAGCGGTGACGTGGAGCTAACCTCATAAAAGCAGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGCTTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGAGAGTTTGTAATACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCTAACCGCAAGGAAGGAGCCGTCTAAGGTAGGACAGATGATTGGGG

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum 6-1^T(Accession number: NR_029167)

Species assigned by: Robinson, I.M., Allison, M.J., Hartman, P.A. 1975. Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum gen. nov., sp. nov.: an obligately anaerobic mycoplasma from the rumen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 25: 173-181.