Mycoplasma hafezii

(Ziegler et al., 2019)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. masc. gen. n. hafezii – of Hafez (referring to M. Hafez)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma hafezii (Synoviae cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma buteonis (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 98.35%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

M26^T (Peregrine falcon – Falco peregrinus, Germany, 2003), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (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

falcons, eagles

Habitat

upper respiratory tract

Disease(s)

unknown, considered to be a commensal

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

widespread in birds of prey

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma hafezii M26^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 hafezii M26^T

GTCGAGCGGAGTTCTTCGGAACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACGTGCCCTCTAGATTGGAATAACGCTGAGAAATTAGCGCTAATGCCGGATACTTATTAGTTTCGCATGAAATTAATATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGCTTCACTAGRGGATCGGGGTGCGTAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAATGGCTTACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGATCCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTATAAGGGAAGAAAAAACAGAGGAGGAAATGCCTTTGTCTTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTGTGTTAAGTCTGACGTAAAAACTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAATAGCGTTGGATACTGGCACGCTAGAATTGTGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACATCAACATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGCACATATTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATGATTAGCTGATGGGAACCATCGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCACGCAAGTGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCCGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGCTAACGGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCCTTAGTTAGATGATCTAAGGAGACTGCCGGAGTAATCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGACGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAGACAGCGATGTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACCGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCC

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma hafezii M26^T(Accession number: EU660528)

Fig. 3. Large colonies of Mycoplasma hafezii M26^T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting scarcely centered fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Species assigned by: Ziegler, L., Möller Palau-Ribes, F., Enderlein, D., Herbst, W., Schmidt, L., Lierz, M. 2019. Mycoplasma hafezii sp. nov., isolated from the trachea of a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 69: 773-777.