Mycoplasma haemocanis

(Messick et al., 2002)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; Gr. n. haima – blood, L. n. canis – a dog, N.L. gen. n. haemocanis – of dog blood

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma haemocanis (Hemoplasma cluster, Haemobartonella subcluster), closely related to Mycoplasma haemofelis (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 99.50%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate Illinois)

Genomes

one completed (Illinois – USA) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell-free medium

Metabolism

not assessed, probably fermentation of glucose, assimilation of glycerol; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

domestic dogs

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

hemolytic anemia but often asymptomatic

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

worldwide occurrence; transmission via blood-feeding arthropod vectors

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma haemocanis isolate Illinois within the Hemoplasma 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 haemocanis isolate Illinois

CTGATGGTATGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAACGGACCTTGGTTTCGGCCAAGGTTAGTGGCAAACGGGTGAGTAATACATATCTAACATGCCCCTCTGTGGGGGATAGCCACTTGAAAAAGTGATTAATACCCCATAGGAAGCTTTATCCATGATTTAGCTTTTAAAGCCTTCGGGCGCTGAGGGATTGGGATATGCTCTATTAGCTAGTTGGCGGGATAAAAGCCCACCAAGGCAATGATAGATAGCTGGTCTTAGAGGATGAACAGCCACAATGGGATTGAGATACGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCATGTGAACGATGAAGGCCTTTTTGGTTGTAAAGTTCTTTTACGAGGGATAATTATGATAGTACTTCGTGAATAAGTGACAGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCAAGCATTATTCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGATGTGTAAGTTCTGTGTTAAATGCAGCTACTCAATAGTTGTATGCACCGAATACTACATGTCTAGATTGTGGTAGGGAGTTTCGGAATTAAGCATGGAGCGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATGCTTAAGAACACCAGAGGCGAAGGCGGAAACTTAGGCCATAAATGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGATATTAGGGCTTTAGCTTTAGTGTTGTAGCTTACGCGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTACATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAAGGTTTGACATCCCTCGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTAGAGGTTATCGAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCACTCTTTAGTTACTTGTCTAAAGAGACTGCACAGTAATGTAGAGGAAGGATGGGATCACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTTGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGCGAACACAATGTGTTGCAAACCAGCGATGGTAAGCTAATCACCAAATTTCGTCTCAGTTCGGATAGGAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTCCTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCCGTGTCAGCTATATCGGGGTGAATCCGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAGAGGAGTGGGCATTTAAAAATACATTTATTTGTATCTAGAGTGAACATTCTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma haemocanis isolate Illinois(Accession number: CP003199)

Species assigned by: Messick, J.B., Walker, P.G., Raphael, W., Berent, L., Shi, X. 2002. ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemodidelphidis’ sp. nov., ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemolamae’ sp. nov. and Mycoplasma haemocanis comb. nov., haemotrophic parasites from a naturally infected opossum (Didelphis virginiana), alpaca (Lama pacos) and dog (Canis familiaris) : phylogenetic and secondary structural relatedness of their 16S rRNA genes to other mycoplasmas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 693-698.