Candidatus Mycoplasma haemotarandirangiferis
(Stoffregen et al., 2006)
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 haemotarandirangiferis (Hemoplasma cluster, Eperythrozoon subcluster), related to Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae (phylogenetic position not shown since only a short 16S rRNA gene sequence has been provided)
Type strain
not available, not cultivated in/on cell free media
Genomes
no genome published (per 01/11/2021)
no genome published (per 01/11/2021)
Cell morphology
spherical – coccoid
Colony morphology
not cultivated on a cell free medium
Metabolism
not assessed
Host
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Habitat
blood
Disease(s)
associated with hemolytic anemia
Pathogenicity
factors unknown
Epidemiology
unknown, once detected in 11 reindeers in the USA
Diagnosis
PCR