Mycoplasma indiense

(Hill, 1993)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. neut. adj. indiense – of India (referring to the country from which the infected primates originated)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma indiense (Hominis cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma orale (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 99.17%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

3T^T (rhesus monkey – Macaca mulatta, India (3 days in UK), 1974-1975) (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

arginine hydrolysis; non-fermentative, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), baboon (Papio anubis)

Habitat

throat

Disease(s)

unknown, considered to be a commensal

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once isolated from one rhesus monkey and one baboon

Diagnosis

cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS, serology or genetically

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma indiense 3T^T within the Hominis cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma synoviae WVU 1853^T was used as out-group (Synoviae 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 indiense 3T^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGATGATAGCAATATCATAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTCAACGTACCTTTTAGATTGGGATAGCGGATGGAAACATCCGATAATACAGAATACTTATTATTTTTGCATGAAAGTAATATAAAAGGAAGCGTTTGCTTCGCTAGAAGATCGGAGTGCGCAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGATTGATCCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGCCCTATGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTGGTTAGGGAAGAAAAAGTAGCGTAGGAAATGACGCTACCTTGACGGTACCTGATTAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGAAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTTAAATTTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAAACGCGTTGGATACTGGCAGACTAGAGTTATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACATCAATATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGGCATACACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGTTGATGGGGAACTCATCGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATAAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATGGAGACATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTACAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTTACTACCATTTAGTTGAGCACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCCGAGTAATTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGACGGTACAAAGAGAAGCGAAGTGGTGACATGGAGCAAACCTCAAAAAACCGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTATTAAGAAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma indiense 3T^T(Accession number: NR_024986)

Species assigned by: Hill, A.C. 1993. Mycoplasma indiense sp. nov., isolated from the throats of nonhuman primates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 36-40.