Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles

(Harasawa et al., 2014)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form; etymology of epithet not provided

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media (Fig. 2, 16S rRNA gene sequence of isolate Anaguma)

Genomes

no genome published (per 01/11/2021)

Cell morphology

unknown

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma)

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

unknown

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once detected in a Japanese badger in Japan

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles isolate Anaguma within the Hemoplasma 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)

>Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles isolate Anaguma

CTGGTGGTATGCATAACACATGCAAGTCGTACGAGGAGAGGCAGACTGCTCTCTCTAGTGGCAAACGGGCGAGTAATACATATTTAACCTACATACGCGAGGAAAATAACTACCCGAAAGGGTGGCTAATGTTTCATACTTTTACAGCGTAAATTAAAGGGGGCGTTCCTTCGGGAGCCTCGCGCGTAAATGGGAATATGTCCTATTAGGTAGTTGGCGGGGTAAATGCCCACCAAGCCTTTGATGGGTAGCTGGACTGAGAGGTCGAACAGCCGCAATGGGATTGAGATATGGCCCATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTGAGGAATTTTTCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATACCACGTGAACGATGAAGGTCTTCTGATTGTAAAGTTCTTTTATTCAGGAAAAAAAGCTTGAAAGGAAATGGTCAAGCCTTGATTGTACTGATTGAATAAGTGACAGCTAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAAAACATAGGTCACGAGCATTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGGAAGCGTAGGCGGAAAAGTTGATCCATTGTTAAATGCATCTGCTTAACAGGTGTTTGCGATGGAAATCGCTTATCTAGAATTAGTTAGGGGGTACTGGAATTCAATGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATATTGAGGAACACCAGAGGCTAAGGCGAGTACCTGGGACATAATTGACGCTGAGGCTTGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGGTATTAGGCATTTGGGGTTAAGCCTGAGTGCTGTAGCTAACGCGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGCAAAACCTTACCGAGGCTTTGTAATCTTCTGCAAAGCTATAGAAATATAGTGGAGTGTATCAGAATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCTTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTACTCTTTAGTTAATTAGTTCTAAAGTGACTGAATCGTAAGATATAGGAAGGTTGGGGCCAAGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCTCGGGCTGCAAACGTGCTACAATGGTAGGTACAATGTGTTGCAATCTAGCGATAGTGAGCTAATCACCTAAAACCTATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTATTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCTGTGTCAGCTATATCAGGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAAAGAAAGTACTAGTTGAAACCGTATTTAATTACGACTAGATTGGTAATTTTGATTGGAGTTAAGTCGTAACAAGGT

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles isolate Anaguma(Accession number: AB848713)

Candidatus species assigned by: Harasawa, R., Orusa, R., Giangaspero, M. 2014. Molecular evidence for hemotropic mycoplasma infection in a Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma) and a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). J. Wildl. Dis. 50: 412-415.