Mycoplasma anseris

(Bradbury et al., 1988)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. anser – a goose, L. gen. n. anseris – of a goose

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma anseris (Hominis cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma cloacale (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 98.34%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

1219^T (gander, Hungary, ≤1987), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

one completed (1219^T – Hungary); one draft genome (again the type strain) (NCBI Genome deposit 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

goose

Habitat

cloaca, phallus

Disease(s)

inflammation of cloaca and phallus; may also cause airsacculitis, peritonitis, embryo lethality

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

worldwide occurrence in geese; transmission probably by the genital route

Diagnosis

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

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma anseris 1219^T within 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)

>Mycoplasma anseris 1219^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGGGGTCTTCGGACCTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTGCTTAATCTACCTTTTAGATTGGGATACCCAATGGAAACATTGGTTAATACCGGATACGCAGAGAATCGCATGATTCTTTTGTGAAAGGAGCCTTAAAGCTCCACTAGAAGATGAGGGTGCGGAACATTAGTTAGTTGGTGAGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGACTATGATGTTTAGCCGGGTCGAGAGACTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCACGATGACGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAAGTGCTGTTATAAGGAAAGAACACTTCAATGAGGAAATGCTTTGAAGCTGACGGTACCTTATCAGAAAGCGATGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTTCGTAGGTTGTTTATTAAGTCTGAAGTCAAATCCCAGGGCTCAACCCTGGCTCGCTTTGGATACTGGTAAACTAGAGTTAGATAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCATGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGAAGAACACCAAAGGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGGTCTATACTGACACTGAGGGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATCATTAGTCGGTGGAGAATCACTGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACACGGAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCCTTCGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACGGAGTGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTCAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTTACTAACAAGTAATGTTGAGGACTCTAGAGATACTGCCTGGGTAACTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAATATGGCGACATGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAGCCGATCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAATTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCTATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATACCCAAAGTCGGTTTGCTAACCTCGGAGGCGACTGCCTAAGGTAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma anseris 1219^T(Accession number: NR_024977)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma anseris 1219^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting fried egg morphology. Note, colour change of solid medium from ochre to reddish based on release of ammonia resulting from hydrolysis of arginine creating an alkaline pH. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Bradbury, J.M., Jordan, F.T.W., Shimizu, T., Stipkovits, L., Varga, Z. Mycoplasma anseris sp. nov. found in geese. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 38: 74-76.