Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohominis

(corrig. Steer et al., 2011)

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. n. homo – a man; N.L. gen. n. haematohominis – of human blood (corrected by Oren et al., 2020)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohominis (Hemoplasma cluster, Haemobartonella subcluster), related to Myoplasma haemomuris (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 92.00%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

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

Genomes

two draft genomes (SWG34-3 – Japan, neocaledoniensis - France) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

unknown

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

human

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

associated with hemolytic anemia in humans with underlying diseases

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohominis isolate Plymouth 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 haematohominis isolate Plymouth

CTGATGGCATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAGCGGACTCGCAAGAGTTAGCGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACATATTTAACATACCCCCCAAAAGTGCATAGCTACCCGAAAGGGTAATTAATACACTATAGGAGGCTCCGACACAAGTCGGGGTCTTTAAAGGCCTTGGCCGATGAGGGATTGGAATATGCTCTATTAGCTTGTTGGCGGGATAAAAGCCCACCAAGGCAATGATAGATAGCTGGTCTAAGAGGATGAACAGCCACAATGGGATTGAGATACGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCGATGCCATGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTTTTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATAGGAGAAAATAATGATTGTATCCTATGAATAAGTGACAGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCGAGCGTTATTCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGACGGACAAGTTTTGTGTTAAAAGCAGTTGCTCAACAATTGTTTGCGCTGAATACTGTCCGTCTAGAATACGGTAGGAAGTTTTGGAATTTAATATGGAGCGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATATTAAAGAACACCAGAGGCGAAGGCGAAAACTTAGGCCGTTATTGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGATATTAGATGTTGGGACTTGCGTCTCAGCGTTGTAGCTTACGTGTTAAATATCCCGCCTGGGTAGTACATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAACATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGTTTGACATCCCCAGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGGTTATCTGGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCATGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCACTCTTTAGTTGTTTTTCTAAAGAGACTGAACAGTAATGTATAGGAAGGTTGGGATCACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATACCTTGGGCCGCAAACGTGTTACAATGTTGAGTACAACGTGCTGCAAACCAGCGATGGTAAGCAAATCACTAAAAACTCATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTTTTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCCGTGTCAGCTATATCGGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAGAGGGAGGGCCATTCAAAAACGTATTAATTTGCGTCTAGAGTGAATCTCCTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohominis isolate Plymouth(Accession number: GU562823)

Candidatus species assigned by: Steer, J.A., Tasker, S., Barker, E.N., Jensen, J., Mitchell, J., Stocki, T., Chalker, V.J., Hamon, M. 2011. A novel hemotropic Mycoplasma (hemoplasma) in a patient with hemolytic anemia and pyrexia. Clin. Infect. Dis. 53: 147-151.