Mycoplasma corogypsi

(Panangala et al., 1993)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; Gr. n. korax – a raven, Gr. n. gups – a vulture, N.L. gen. n. corogypsi (sic!) – of a raven vulture

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma corogypsi (Synoviae cluster), related to Mycoplasma glycophilum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 95.48%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

BV1^T (black vulture – Coragyps atratus, USA, ≤1993), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

coccoid – elongated forms

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)

Metabolism

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

Host

black vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Habitat

oropharynx, upper respiratory tract

Disease(s)

associated with polyarthritis, tenosynovitis and abscess formation

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once isolated from a foodpad abscess of a black vulture

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma corogypsi BV1^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 corogypsi BV1^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGAAGTCTTCGGACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACATGCCTTTCAGATTGGGATAACGCTGAGAAATTAGCGCTAATACCGGATACTTATATTTATCGCATGATAGATATATAAAAGGGGGGGTTTCCCTCACTGGAAGATTGGGGTGCGTAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAATGGCTTACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGATCCGCCATACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGAGGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTATAAGGGAAGAAAAAGTAGGTTAGGAAATGAACTTACCTTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTGTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTCAAAACTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAATCGCGTTGGATACTGGCATACTAGAATTGTGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAACTTGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGCACATATTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATGATTAGCTAATGGAATCCATTGGCGCACGTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGGCATCTTCCGCAAAACTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTCAACGGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTTTCCTTAGTTAGATGATCTAGGGATACTGCCGGAGTAATCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGACGGTACAAAGAGACGCAATACGGCGACGTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTTGTTAACTACGGAGACAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma corogypsi BV1^T(Accession number: NR_025896)

Fig. 3. Large colonies of Mycoplasma corogypsi BV1^T on modified Hayflick’s agar exhibiting fried egg morphology. Note, colour change of solid medium from ochre to yellow based on glucose fermentation creating an acidic pH. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Panangala, V.S., Stringfellow, J.S., Dybvig, K., Woodard, A., Sun, F., Rose, D.L., Gresham, M.M. 1993. Mycoplasma corogypsi sp. nov., a new species from the footpad abscess of a black vulture, Coragyps atratus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 585-590.