Asteroleplasma anaerobium

(Robinson & Freundt, 1987)

Etymology

Gr. pref. a – not, without, N.L. n. sterolum – sterol, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Asteroleplasma – a form for which sterol is not required for growth; Gr. pref. an – not, without, Gr. n. aer – air, Gr. n. bios – life, N.L. neut. adj. anaerobium – not living in air

Taxonomy

Anaeroplasmatales – Anaeroplasmataceae – Asteroleplasma – Asteroleplasma anaerobium, separated branch (Fig. 1), type and only species of genus Asteroleplasma

Type strain

161^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 glucose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing; no sterol required for growth

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 positions of Asteroleplasma anaerobium 161^T next to genus Anaeroplasma and 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)

>Asteroleplasma anaerobium 161^T

AAATTTGAGAGTTCGATCCTGGCTCAGGATNAANGCCGGCGGCGTGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGCTCTTCGGAGCCCAGTGGCGTACGGGTGAGTAACACGTTGGTAACCTGCCCTCCAGACCGGAATACCAGAGAGAAATCTCTGCTAATGCCGGATGACGTCATATGGTCGCAAGACCTCTTGACCAAAGGCGGCAACTGCCGCGCTGAAGGATGGACCTGCGTCGCATTAGCTAGTTGGCGGGATAATGGCCCACCAAGGCGAGGATGCGTAGCCGAGCTGAGAGGCTNAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCNGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAGTATTTGGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACCGAGCAACGCCGCGTGTGTGATGAAGGCCTTCGGGTCGTAAAACACTGTGATTCTCTGGGAAACTCATGGGGAGTGGAAAGCCTCATGACTGACCGGACTATTAGAAAGCAACTGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCAGCGGTAATACGTAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTGAGCAGGCGGCTTTGCNAGCCGGGGGTCAAAGGCAGTGGCTTAACCATTGTTCGTCCCCGGAACTGCATGGCTAGAGTGCTGGAGAGGCAAGCGGAACTCCACATGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGCAGATATGTGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTAGACAGTAACTGACGCTCAGTCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGCTTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGTTGAGGACCAGGTGTCGGGGGCATACCTCGGCGCCACAGCTAACGCATTGAGTCCTCCGCCTGGGTACTACGTTCGCAAGAATAAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGNTGCTACGCGGAAAACCTTACCTGGGTTTGACATCTTCTCAAAGGCCCTAGAGATAGGGAGATAGTTATGGGAATGAACGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCNCAACGAGCGCAACCCCCGTCTTCAGTTGCCATCATTCAGTTGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCGACGCAAGTCGGAGGAAGATGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCACGCCYCTTATGCCCAGGGCGACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAACGCGTTGCGACACCGCGAGGTGAAGCGGATCGCTGAAAGCCGACCCCAGTACGGATCGGAGTCTGCAATTCGACTCCGTGAAGCCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATTGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACTGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGCCGGCAAGGCCCGAAAGCGTTTGTCTAACCGCAAGGAGGACGGCGTCTAAGGCAGGGCC

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Asteroleplasma anaerobium 161^T(Accession number: NR_044657)

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.