Mycoplasma ciconiae
(Möller Palau-Ribes et al., 2016)
Etymology
Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. ciconia – a stork, L. gen. n. ciconiae – of a stork
Taxonomy
Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma ciconiae (Synoviae cluster), related to Mycoplasma pullorum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.96%) (Fig. 1)
Type strain
ST 57T (white stork – Ciconia ciconia, Germany, 2003), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)
Genomes
one draft genome (ST 57T – Germany) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)
Cell morphology
coccoid, few flask-shaped
Colony morphology
fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)
Metabolism
fermentation of glucose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing
Host
white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Habitat
upper respiratory tract
Disease(s)
unknown, no diseases reported
Pathogenicity
factors unknown
Epidemiology
unknown, once isolated from 5 nestlings and detected in 48/83 samples derived from white storks in Germany
Diagnosis
cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS or genetically; PCR
Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma ciconiae ST 57T within the Synoviae cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae JT 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 ciconiae ST 57T
TGCATGTCGAGCGGAGTTCTTCGGAACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACGTACCTTTTAGACTGGAATAACGACTAGAAATGGTCGCTAATGCCGGATACTTATATTAGTCGCATGATTAATATATAAAAGAAGCGTTTGCTTCACTAGAAGATCGGGGTGCGTTGCATTAGTTAGTTGGTAAGGTAATGGCTTACCAAGACGATGATGCATAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGTGCGATGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCACTGTTATAAGGGAAGAAAAAGTAGTATAGGAAATGATATTACCTTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGTGTGAAAACTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAATTGCATTGGATACTGGCAAACTAGAGTTATGTAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCAACTTGGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGACATACACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATGATTAGCTGATGGGGAACTCATCGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCCGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGCTAACGGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCCTTAGTTAGATGATCTAAGGAGACTGCCCGAGTAATTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGACGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAGACGGCGACGTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTTGTTAACTACGGAGACAACTGCCTAAGGC
Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma ciconiae ST 57T (Accession number: KP264571, modified by own sequencing results)
Fig. 3. Large colonies of Mycoplasma ciconiae ST57T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)