Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis

(Neimark et al., 1998)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. masc. adj. ravis – grey, L. masc. n. pulmo – the lung, N.L. gen. n. ravipulmonis – of a grey lung

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis (not part of a cluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

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

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

laboratory mice

Habitat

lung

Disease(s)

Grey Lung disease in mice

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, the agent occurs only in laboratory mice, natural infection has not been reported

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis close to the Hominis cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma synoviae WVU 1853^T was used as out-group (Synoviae 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 ravipulmonis

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAGCGGAGAGCTTCGGCTCTTAGCGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTACCTAATCTACCTTTATGACTGGAACAACCTTTGGAAACAAGGGCTAATGCCGGATATCTAAATTAATCACAAGATTTTTTTATGAAAGGGGCGTTTGCCTCGCATAGAGATGAGGGTGCGGGTCATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAATGGCCTACCAAGGCTACGATGACTAGCGGGTCTGAGAAGATGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGCCTTAGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTGCAAGGGAAGAATGATTAGGAGAGGAAATGCTTCTAAGGTGACGGTACCTTGCCAGAAAGTGATGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGCGTCCGTAGGTGGTATGTTAAGTCTGGAGTTAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGCCCGCTCTAGATACTGACAAACTAGAGTTATACAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCATGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGGAGAACACCATTGGCGAAGGCGGCTAACTGGGTATATACTGACACTGAGGGACTAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGATGGTAGATACTTTACTGTCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCACCTGAGTAGTACGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACTCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGGAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGGTGTGGAGACACAGTGGAGGTTAACAGGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCAGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTCCTTAGTTACTAACGGTTCGGCCCGAGCACTCTAGGGATACTGCCTGGGTAACCAGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCGACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGGTTACAATGGGTTGCCAAGCGGCGACGCGGAGCTAATCCCCAAAAACTGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGGTCAGCCATACTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGAGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCCGGTAATACCCGAAGTCGGTCTGCTAACCCGTAGGGAGGCAACTGCCTAAGGTAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis (Accession number: AF001173)

Candidatus species assigned by: Neimark, H., Mitchelmore, D., Leach, R.H. 1998. An approach to characterizing uncultivated prokaryotes: the Grey Lung agent and proposal of a Candidatus taxon for the organism, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis'. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 389-394.