Mycoplasma oxoniense

(corrig. Hill, 1991)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – anything formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; N.L. adj. oxoniense – of Oxon (abbreviation of Oxfordshire, where the organism was first isolated)

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Mycoplasma oxoniensis (Synoviae cluster), closely related to Mycoplasma cricetuli (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity – 98.89%) (Fig. 1)

Type strain

128^T (Chinese hamster – Cricetulus griseus, UK, -1991), (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence)

Genomes

no genome published (per 11/05/2024)

Cell morphology

spherical – coccoid

Colony morphology

fried egg morphology

Metabolism

fermentation of glucose; non-arginine-hydrolyzing, non-urea-hydrolyzing

Host

Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)

Habitat

eye

Disease(s)

unknown, no disease reported

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once isolated from a Chinese hamster colony in the UK

Diagnosis

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

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Mycoplasma oxoniensis 128^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 oxoniensis 128^T

CTGGCTGTGTGCCTAATACATGCATGTCGAGCGGAGTTCTTTTAGAACTTAGCGGCGAATGGGTGAGTAACACGTACTTAACGTACCCTCTAGATTGGAATAACACTGAGAAATTGGTGCTAATGCCGAATACTTATTTTTTACACATGTAATTAATATAAAAGGAGCGTTTGCTTCACTAGAGGATCGGGGTGCGCAACATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAAAGGCTTACCAAGGCGATGATGTTTAGCGGGGTTGAGAGACTGAACCGCCACACTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCCACAATGAGCGAAAGCTTGATGGAGCGACACAGCGTGCAGGAAGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTGCTGTTACAAGGGAAGAAAAAATAGTGTAGGAAATGACACTATATTGACGGTACCTTGTCAGAAAGCAACGGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACATAGGTTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGTCTGTAGGTTGTTTGTTAAGTCTGGTGTTAAAACTTGGGGCTCAACCCCAAATTGCATTGGATACTGGCAAACTAGAGTTATTTAGAGGTTAATGGAATTCCTTGTGAAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCAACATGGCGAAGGCAATTAACTGGGAATACACTGACACTGAGAGACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATGATTAGTTGATGGACACCATCGACGCAGCTAACGCATTAAATCATCCGCCTGAGTAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTGAAACTTAAAGGAATTGACGGGGATCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTTGAAGATACGCGTAGAACCTTACCCACTCTTGACATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAGATATAGTGGAGGTTAACAGAATGACAGATGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTCGGTTAAGTCCTGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCCTTAGTTAGATGATCTAAGGAGACTGCCTAGGTAACTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCTCTTACGAGTGGGGCAACACACGTGCTACAATGGACAGTACAAAGAGAAGCGATACGGTGACGTTGAGCAAATCTCAAAAAACTGTTCTCAGTTCGGATTGAAGTCTGCAACTCGACTTCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTAGATCAGCTACGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACCACGGGAGCTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTTTTGTTAACTACGGAGACAACCGCCTAAGGCAGGACTGGTGACTGGGGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Mycoplasma oxoniensis 128^T(Accession number: NR_025188)

Species assigned by: Hill, A.C. 1991. Mycoplasma oxoniensis, a new species isolated from Chinese hamster conjunctivas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41: 21-25.