Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum

(Sykes et al., 2005)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; Gr. neut. n. haema, haematos – blood, L. masc. adj. parvus – small, N.L. neut. adj. haematoparvum – small organism from blood

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), related to Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 94.77%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate 252.5a)

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

primarily domestic dogs but also detected in cats and wild carnivores

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

unknown, probably hemolytic anemia in immunocompromised or splenectomised dogs

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

probably worldwide occurrence in dogs

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum isolate 252.5a 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 haematoparvum isolate 252.5a

CTGGTGGTATGCATAACACATGCAAGTTGAACGAAGAGGGCTTGCCCTCTTAGTGGCGAACGGGCGAGTAACGCATATTTAACTTACTTACGCGAGGAGAATAGCAATCCGAAAGGGTTATTAATATTTCATAGGTTTAAGACTTAAATTAAAGGGGGCGTTCCTTCGGGAGCCCCGCGCGTAAATAGGAATATGTCCTATTAGGTTGTTGGTGGGGTAAATGCCTACCAAGCCGTTGATGGGTAGCTGGGCTGAGAGGCCGACCAGCCGCAATGGGATTGAAATATGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTGAGGAATTTTTCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCACGTGAACGATGAAGATCTTCTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATTTAGGAAAAAAAGCTTGATAGGAAATGATTAAGCCTTGATCGTACTAAATGAATAAGTGACAGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAAAACATAGGTCACGAGCATTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGGAAGCGTAGGCGGACAAGTTGATCTATTGTGAAAAGCACTTGCTCAACAAGTTGTTTGTGATAGATATCGCTTGTCTAGAATTAGTTAGGAGATACTGGAATTCAATGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATTGAGGAACACCAGAGGCTAAGGCGAGTATCTAGAACATAATTGACGCTGAGGCTTGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGGTATTTGATATAAGATTGAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGCGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCGAGGCTTGTAATCTTTTGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGGCTATCAGAATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTTTAGTTAACCAGTTCTAAAGTGACTGAATCGTAAGATATAGGAAGGTTGGGGCCAAGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTCGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTAGGTACAATGTGTTGCAATCTAGCAATAGTGAGCAAATCACCCAAAACCTATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTATTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCTGTGTCAGCTATATCAGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAAAGAAACGTACTAGTTGAAACCGTATTTAATTACGTCTAGATTGGTAATTTTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum isolate 252.5a(Accession number: EF416569)

Candidatus species assigned by: Sykes, J.E., Ball, L.M., Bailiff, N.L., Fry, M.M. 2005. 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum', a novel small haemotropic mycoplasma from a dog. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 27-30.