Mycoplasma cavipharyngis

(Hill, 1989)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. n. cavia – a guinea pig, N.L. n. pharynx – throat, N.L. gen. n. cavipharyngis – of the throat of a guinea pig

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma cavipharyngis (not part of a cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma fastidiosum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.60%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

117C^T (guinea pig, UK, ≤1971), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

coccoid – pleomorphic

Colony morphology

small and granular, fried egg morphology after prolonged incubation

Metabolism

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

Host

guinea pig

Habitat

pharynx, upper respiratory tract

Disease(s)

unknown, no disease reported

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma cavipharyngis 117C^T between the Pneumoniae/Ureaplasma and Hemoplasma cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. 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 cavipharyngis 117C^T

CTGGCGGCATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTTGAACGAAAGTAGCAATACTTTAGTAGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATCCAATCTACCCTTATGTAAGGAATAACCAGTTGAAAAACTGGCTAATACCTTATAGGAGCATTAAACACAAGTTTTTGTTTTAAAGACGCGTTTGCGTTGCTTAAGGATGAGGGTGCGGTGCATTAGATAGTTGGCAGGGTAATGGCCTACCAAGTCGATGATGCATAGCTGTACTGAGAGGTAGAACAGCCACAATGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCAATGCCGCGTGAATGATGACGACCCTATGGGTTGTAAAATTCTTTTATTAGGAAAAAATGATTAGAAGAGGAAATGCTTCTAATTTGATTGTACCTTTTGAATAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGAGTAACAAGTCTGGTGTTAAAGGCAATAGCTTAACTATTGTTTGCATTAGAAACTGTTAATCTAGAATACAGTAGGGAGTTCTGGAATTCAATGTGGAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATTGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGAGAACTTGGGCTGTAATTGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACACTGTAAACGATGGATATTAGTTGTTGGGACTAGAGTCTCAGTGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATATCCCGCCTGGGTAGTACATTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGCACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGACAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCCGGGTTTGACATCCCTTGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGGCTATCAAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTTTGTAGTTAAGTGTCTACAAAGACTGAAGCGAAAGCTATAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCGGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTTGATACAAAGTGGGCAATACAGTGATGTAAAGCATAATCACAAAAGTCAATCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTTCATGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCGCGTGTCAGCTATATCGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTACGAGAGGTAAGTATATCTAAAACCGCAAAATTAACCTGCAAAGTGGAATATGCGTCTAGGATAGATTTACTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma cavipharyngis 117C^T(Accession number: NR_024988)

Species assigned by: Hill, A.C. 1984. Mycoplasma cavipharyngis, a new species isolated from the nasopharynx of guinea-pigs. J. Gen. Microbiol. 130: 3183-3188.