Mycoplasma mucosicanis
(Spergser et al., 2011)
Etymology
Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. n. mucosa – mucous membrane, L. n. canis – a dog, N.L. gen. n. mucosicanis – of mucous membranes of a dog
Taxonomy
Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma mucosicanis (Bovis cluster), related to Mycoplasma californicum (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 96.74%) (Fig. 1)
Type strain
1642T (dog, Austria, 2003), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)
Genomes
one draft genome (1642T – Austria) (NCBI Genome deposit per 11/05/2024)
Cell morphology
spherical – coccoid
Colony morphology
fried egg morphology (Fig. 3)
Metabolism
oxidation of organic acids (pyruvate, lactate); non-fermentative, non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing
Host
domestic dogs
Habitat
genital tract, throat
Disease(s)
unknown, occassionally associated with colitis as well as infertility in dogs
Pathogenicity
factors unknown
Epidemiology
unknown, probably rather low prevalence in dogs
Diagnosis
cultivation and species identification by MALDI-ToF MS, serology or genetically
Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma mucosicanis 1642T within the Bovis cluster of Mycoplasmataceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The sequence of Mycoplasma synoviae WVU 1853T 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)
CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGAAGAACTTGTTCTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTCAACGTACCCTTTAGTTTGGGATAGCGGTTGGAAACAGCCGATAATACCAAATACTCGTAGTTTTCGCATGAAAACTACGTAAAAGATGCCTTCAAGCATCGCTAGAGGAGCGGGGTGCGCAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCCATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATATTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGATGAAGGCCTTATGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTGGTAAGGGAATAAAAAATAGCATAGGAAATGATGTTATATTGAATGTACCTTATTAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGCGTTAAATTTTAGGGCTCAACCCTAACACGCGTTGGATACTGGCAAACTAGAGTTATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCAACATGGCGAAGGCAGCTAACTGGACATATACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGATCATTAGTTGATGGGGAACTCATCGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATGATCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATAAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGCTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCTTAGTTACTAACATTAAGTTGAGCACTCTAGGGAGACTGCCTAAGTAATTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCAGTACAAAGTGATGCAACCTGGTGACAGTGAGCAAACCACAAAAAACTGGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAAGACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCATGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTATAAACAAACTGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT
Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma mucosicanis 1642T (Accession number: NR_115067)
Fig. 3. Colonies of Mycoplasma mucosicanis 1642T on modified Hayflick’s agar after 4 days of incubation exhibiting irregular fried egg morphology. Bar, 1 mm. Credits: Joachim Spergser (Vetmeduni Vienna)