Anaeroplasma varium

(Robinson & Freundt, 1987)

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; L. neut. adj. varium – varied (intended to mean different from Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum)

Taxonomy

Anaeroplasmatales – Anaeroplasmataceae – Anaeroplasma – Anaeroplasma varium, closely related to Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 97.77%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

A-2^T (not available, initially isolated from bovine 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 glucose; 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 varium A-2^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 varium A-2^T

TTTTGGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATTAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAATGGTAGCAATACCATGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTAGGTAACCTGTCTTTAAGACGAGGATAACCGNTGGAAACGACGGATAATACTCGATAGGTGATTTNAGGGCATCCTTRGATCATTAAAGATTTATCACTTAGAGAGGGGCCTGCGGCGCATTAGCTAGATGGCGGTGTAATGGACCACCATGGCGATGATGCGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACAATGGAACTGAGAACGGTCCATACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCGGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACCGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAACGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGTTCTTTTATCGGGGAAGAAAAATAATCAAATTGACGGTACCTGATGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCNAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGTGCGTAGATGGCAATGTAAGTCTTATGTAAAATTGTTGGGCTCAACCCAATAGGGCATAAGATACTGCATAGCTCGAGTACTGGAGAGGCAAGTGGAACTCCATGTGTAGCGGTAAAATGCGTAAATATATGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTAGCCAGATACTGACATTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTNGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGAGTACTAAGTGTTGGTGATAAATCAGTGCTGAAGTTAACGCATTAAGTACTCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTACGCAAGTATGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGAGCCNGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTTGTTTAATTCGACGNTACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCTAGGTGTTAGTTATAGAGATATANCGAGATTGCCTAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTTCTAGTTACCATCATCAAGTTGGGGACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGTGATAAATTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCTTTATGACCTGGGCTACAAACGTGCTACAATGGCTGAAACAAAGAGAAGCGAAATCGCGAGATGGAGCAAACCTCATAAAAGCAGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCTTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGAGAGTTTGTAATACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCTAACGCAAGAGGGAGCCGTCTAAGGTAGGACAGATGATCGGGG

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Anaeroplasma varium A-2^T(Accession number: NR_044663)

Species assigned by: Robinson, I.M., Freundt, E.A. 1987. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 37: 78-81.