Mycoplasma adleri

(Del Giudice et al., 1995)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. masc. gen. n. adleri – of Adler (referring to H. Adler)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma adleri (Bovis cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma felifaucium (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 97.76%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

G145^T (goat, USA, 1967), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

hydrolysis of arginine; non-fermentative, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

goats

Habitat

unknown

Disease(s)

singularly isolated from a joint abscess

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS, serology or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma adleri G145^T within the Bovis 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)

>Mycoplasma adleri G145^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGATGGTAGCAATACCATAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTCAACGTACCTTTCAGATCGAGATAGCGAGCGGAAACGTTCGATAATATCGAATACTTATATTAATCGCATGATTTTTATATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGCTTCACTGAAAGATCGGGGTGCGCAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTAAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGTCCTATGGATTGTAAACTGCTGTGGTAAGGGAAGAAAAAATAGTGTAGGAAATGACATTATCTTGACGGTACCTTATTAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTCAAATTTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAACCGCGTTGGATACTGGCAAACTAGAGTTATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCAACATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGACATACACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGCTGATGGGGAACTCATCGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATAAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTTACTACCATTTAGTTGAGGACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCCGAGTAATCGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAACAGGCGACTGGGAGCAAACCTCAAAAAACCGGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTATAAAGAAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma adleri G145^T(Accession number: NR_026034)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma adleri G145^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 2 days of incubation exhibiting characteristic fried egg morphology. Note a colour change of medium from ochre to red based on arginine hydrolysis creating an alkaline pH. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Del Giudice, R.A., Rose, D.L., Tully, J.G. 1995. Mycoplasma adleri sp. nov., an isolate from a goat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45: 29-31.