Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae

(Watanabe et al., 2010)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; etymology of epithet not provided

Taxonomy

MycoplasmatalesMycoplasmataceaeMycoplasmaCandidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), related to Mycoplasma ovis (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.22%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate Sika 99)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

Sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

unknown

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once detected in 13 Sika deer in Japan

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae isolate Sika 99 within the Hemoplasma cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae JT 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 erythrocervae isolate Sika 99
CTGGTGGTATGCATAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGTAGAACTTGTTCTGCTAGTGGCAAACGGGCGAGTAATACATATTTAACTTACCTTTACGAGGAGGATAGCAGTTCGAAAGGACTATTAATACTCCATAGGTTTATAGACTTATAAATTAAAGGGAGCTCCGCAAGGGGTTCCGCGTAAAAATAGGAATGTGTCCTATTAGGTTGTTGGTGGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGCCAATGATGGGTAGCTGAACTGAGAGGTTGAACAGCCGCAATGGGATTGAGATATGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTGAGGAATTTTTCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCACGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTTTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATTTAGGAAAAAAAGCGCGCTAGGAAATGAGCGCGCCTTGATGGTACTAATTGAATAAGTGACAGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAAAACATAGGTCACAAGCATTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGGAAGCGTAGGCGGGGAGGTCGATCCATTGTTAAAGGCATTTGCTTAACAAATGTATGCGATGGAGATCGCCTTCCTAGAATTAATCAGGGGGCACTGGAATTCAATGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATTGAGGAACACCAGAGGCTAAGGCGAGTGCCTAGGATTTAATTGACGCTGAGGCTTGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGCATTAGGTATTTGGCATTAGGCCGAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGCGTTAAATGCTCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGTTATCTACTGCAAAACTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGTATATCAGTAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTCTAGTTAATTAGTTCTAGAGTGACTGAATCGTAAGATATAGGAAGGATGGGGCCAGGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTAGGTACAATGTGTTGCAATCTAGCGATAGTGAGCTAATCACCGAAAACCTATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTATTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCTGTGTCAGCTATATCAGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAAAGAAAGTACTAGTCAAAACCGTATTAAATTACGTCTAGATTGGTAATTTTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT
Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae isolate Sika 99 (Accession number: AB558897)

Candidatus species assigned by: Watanabe, Y., Fujihara, M., Obara, H., Matsubara, K., Yamauchi, K., Harasawa, R. 2010. Novel hemoplasma species detected in free-ranging sika deer (Cervus nippon). J. Vet. Med. Sci. 72: 1527-1530.

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