Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei

(Neimark et al., 2002)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. gen. n. kahanei – of Kahane (referring to I. Kahane)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

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

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

coccoid – rod-shaped

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

South American squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

mild to severe anemia in splenectomised squirrel monkeys

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, detected in South American squirrel monkeys used as experimental host for Plasmodium falciparum in the USA

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei isolate Cayenne 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 kahanei isolate Cayenne

CTGGTGGTATGCATAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAAGAAGTTTACTTCTTAGTGGCAAACGGGCGAGTAAAACATATTCAACCTACCTATGCGAGGAGAATAGCAACTCGAAAGAGTTATTAATGGTCCATAGGTTTTTAGAGTAAATTAAAGGGCGCTCCCGAAAGGGGGCGTTGCGCATAGATGGGAGTATGTCCTATTAGATAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGTCGGCGATGGGTAGCTGGGCTGAGAGGTCGTACAGCCGCAATGGGATTGAGATATGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTGGGGAATTTTTCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCACGTGAGCGATGAATGTCTTCTGATTGTAAAGCTCTTTTATTTAGGATAAAAAGCATGATAGGAAATGATTATGCCTTGATCGTACTAAATGAATAAGTGACAGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAACACATAGGTCACAAGCATTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGAAAGCGTAGGCGGAGAGTTTGATCTAGTGTTAAATGCACCTGCTCAACAGGTGCATGCATTAGAAATCAGCTATCTAGAATTAGTTAGAGGGTACTGGAATTCAATGTGGAGTGGTGGAATACGTAGATATATTGAGGAACACCAGAGGCTAAGGCGAGTACCTGGGACATAATTGACGCTAAGGCTTGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGGTATTTGGATGATGTCTGAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGCGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGTAATCTTCTGCAAAACTATAGAAATATAGTAGAGGCTATCAGAATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCATTAGTTAATTAGTTCTAATGTGACTGAATCGTAAGATATAGGAAGGATGGGGCCAAGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTAGGTACAATGTGTTGCAACCTAGTAATAGGAAGCCAATCACTAAATCCTATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTATTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCTGTGTCAGCTATATCAGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTACGAAAGAATGTACTAGTTGAAACCGCATTTAATTGTGTCTAGATTGGTAAATTTAATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei isolate Cayenne(Accession number: AF338269)

Candidatus species assigned by: Neimark, H., Barnaud, A., Gounon, P., Michel, J.-C., Contamin, H. 2002. The putative haemobartonella that influences Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in squirrel monkeys is a haemtrophic mycoplasma. Microb. Infect. 4: 693-698.