Mycoplasma leopharyngis

(Hill, 1992)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; L. n. leo – a lion, N.L. n. pharynx – throat, N.L. gen. n. leopharyngis (sic!) – of the throat of a lion

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma leopharyngis (Bovis cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma maculosum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 99.52%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

LL2^T (lion, UK, ≤1992), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical –coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology

Metabolism

non-fermentative, non-arginine-hydrolyzing (following description in original publication), non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

lion

Habitat

throat

Disease(s)

unknown, no disease reported

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once isolated from two zoo-kept lions

Diagnosis

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

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic positions of Mycoplasma leopharyngis LL2^T within the Bovis 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 leopharyngis LL2^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGAAGGTAGCAATACCTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTCAACGTACCTTTTAGATTGGGATAGCTAACGGAAACGTTGGATAATACCAAATACTTATTAGTTTCGCATGAAATTAATATAAAAGGAGCCTTTAAAGCTCCGCTGAAAGATCGGGGTGCGCAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGATAGACTGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGTCCTATGGATTGTAAACTGCTGTGGTAAGGGAAGAAAAAGTAACTTAGGAAATGAAGTTACCTTGACGGTACCTTATTAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGAAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTTAAATTTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAACCGCGTTGGATACTGGCAGACTAGAGTTATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCATTATGTCGAAGGCGGCTAACTGGGCATACACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCACACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGCTGATGGAAAATTCGTCGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATAAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGCCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTTACTACCATTAAGTTGAGGACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCGGAGTAATCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGACAGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAAATGGTGACATCAAGCAAACCTCAAAAAACTGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTATAAAGAAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma leopharyngis LL2^T(Accession number: NR_025966)

Species assigned by: Hill, A.C. 1992. Mycoplasma simbae sp. nov., Mycoplasma leopharyngis sp. nov., and Mycoplasma leocaptivus sp. nov., isolated from lions. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42: 518-523.