Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis
(corrig. Tagawa et al., 2008)
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. or fem. n. bos, bovis – a bull, a cow, N.L. gen. n. haematobovis – of cattle blood (corrected by Oren et al., 2020)
Taxonomy
Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis (Hemoplasma cluster, Haemobartonella subcluster), related to Mycoplasma haemofelis and Mycoplasma haemocanis (16S rRNA gene sequence similarities – both 94.80%) (Fig. 1)
Type strain
not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate C080)
Genomes
one draft genome (INIFAP01 – Mexico) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)
Cell morphology
spherical – coccoid
Colony morphology
not cultivated on a cell free medium
Metabolism
not assessed
Host
primarily cattle, also found in sheep, goats, and water buffalos
Habitat
blood
Disease(s)
unknown, only rarely associated with hemolytic anemia
Pathogenicity
factors unknown
Epidemiology
unknown, probably worldwide occurrence in cattle
Diagnosis
PCR
Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis isolate C080 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 haematobovis isolate C080
CTGATGGTATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAACGGACTTTGGTTTCGGCCAAAGTTAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACATATCTAACATGCCCCTCTGTAGGGAATAGCCACTTGAAAAGGTGATTAATACCCTATAGGTAACTTTCTCACAAGAGTTAGTTATTAAAGCTTTATGCGCTGAGGGATTGGGATATGCTCTATTAGCTTGTTGGCGGGGTAAAAGCCCACCAAGGCTATGATAGATAGCTGGTCTTAGAGGATGAACAGCCACAATGGGATTGAGATACGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCATGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTTTTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATGAGGGATAACAACTGATAGTACCTCATGAATAAGTGACAGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCAAGCATTATTCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGATGTGTAAGTTCTGTGTTAAAAGTAGCTACTTAATAGTTGTTTGCACCGAATACTACATGTCTAGAATGTGGTAGGAAGTTTTGGAATTAAACATGGAGCGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATGTTTAAGAACACCGGAGGCGAAGGCGAAAACTTAGGCCATAATTGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGGTATTGGGGTTTGAGCCTCAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGTGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTACATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGTTTGACATCCTTCGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTAGAGGTTATCGGAGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTTTAGTTATTTTTCTAAAGAGACTGCACAGTAATGTAGAGGAAGGTTGGGATCACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGCAAACACAATGTGTTGCAAATCAGCGATGATGAGCTAATCACTAAATTTTGTCTCAGTTCGGATAGAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTTCTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCCGTGTCAGCTATATCGGGGTGAATGCGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAGAGGAGTGGGCATTTAAAAATGTATTCATTTGCATCTAGAGTGAACATTCTGATT
Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis isolate C080 (Accession number: EF416569)