Mycoplasma buteonis

(Poveda et al., 1994)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. buteo – a buzzard, L. gen. n. buteonis – of a buzzard

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma buteonis (Synoviae cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma hafezii (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 98.63%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

Bb/T2g^T (buzzard – Buteo buteo, Spain, ≤1994), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

one draft genome (Bb/T2g^T – Spain) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

fermentation of glucose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

buzzards, occasionally found in other birds of prey

Habitat

upper respiratory tract, eye

Disease(s)

unknown, considered to be a commensal or opportunist

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

worldwide occurrence in buzzards; transmission by direct contact

Diagnosis

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

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma buteonis Bb/T2g^T within the Synoviae 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)

>Mycoplasma buteonis Bb/T2g^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGGAGTTCTTCGGAACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACATGCCCTTTAGATTGGAATAACGCTGAGAAATTAGCGCTAATGCCGGATACTTATTAGTTTCGCATGAAATTAATATAAAAGAAGCGTTTGCTTCACTAGAGGATTGGGGTGCGTAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTAGGGTAATGGCTTACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGATCCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTATAAGGGAAGAAAAAGCAGAAGAGGAAATGCTTTTGCCTTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTGTGTTAAGTCTGACGTAAAAACTTGGAGCTCAACTCCAAATAGCGTTGGATACTGGCACGCTAGAATTGTGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACATCAACATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGCACATATTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATGATTAGCTGATGGGAACCATCGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCACGCAAGTGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACGCACTCTTGACATCTTCCGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTTGAGGTTAACGGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTTAGATGATCTAGGGAGACTGCCGGAGTAATCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGACGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAGACAGCGATGTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATACCCAAAGTCGGTTTTGTTAACTACGGAAACAACTGCCTAAGGTAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma buteonis Bb/T2g^T(Accession number: NR_025177)

Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma buteonis Bb/T2g^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Poveda, J.B., Giebel, J., Flossdorf, J., Meier, J., Kirchhoff, H. 1994. Mycoplasma buteonis sp. nov., Mycoplasma falconis sp. nov., and Mycoplasma gypis sp. nov., three species from birds of prey. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44: 94-98.