Candidatus Mycoplasma sp. Capybara

(Vieira et al., 2009)

Etymology

Gr. n. mukes – fungus, Gr. neut. n. plasma – formed, N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma – fungus form

Taxonomy

Mycoplasmatales – Mycoplasmataceae – Mycoplasma – Candidatus Mycoplasma sp. Capybara (Hemoplasma cluster, Haemobartonella subcluster), separated branch (Fig. 1)

Type strain

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

Genomes

no genome published (per 01/11/2021)

Cell morphology

unknown

Colony morphology

not cultivated on a cell free medium

Metabolism

not assessed

Host

capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)

Habitat

blood

Disease(s)

unknown

Pathogenicity

factors unknown

Epidemiology

unknown, once detected in 3 captive and 17 free-ranging capybaras in Southern Brazil

Diagnosis

PCR

Fig. 1. Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Mycoplasma sp. Capybara isolate 2 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 sp. Capybara isolate 2

ATGCAAGTCGAACGGACTTTTCCTTGGAAAAGTTAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATGCATATTTAACATACCCCTAGGAGGGGCATAGCCGCCTGAAAAGGCGATTAATACCCCATAGTAGCTCCCTCGCATGAGGTAGCTTTAAAGGTTTACTCCGCCTAGGGATTGGAATATGTTCTACTAGTTTGTTGGTGAGGTAAAGGCTCACCAAGACGATGATAGATAGCTGGTCTTAGAGGATGAACAGCCACAATGGGATTGAGATACGGCCCATATTCTTACGGGAAGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATGCCATGTGAACGATGAAGGCCTATTTGGTCGTAAAGTTCTTTTAGGAGGGAAGACTTTGACGGTACCTCCTGAATAAGTGACAGCAAACTATGTGCCAGCAGCTGCGGTAATACATAGGTCGCGAGCGTTATTCGGTTTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCAAGCGCAGGCGGATGAACAAGTTCTGTGTTAAAAGCAGCTGCTCAACAGTTGTTTGCACCGAATACTGTTCGTCTAGAATGTGGTAGGAAGTTTTGGAATTAAATATGGAGCGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATATTTAAGAACACCAGAGGCGAAGGCGAAAACTTAGGCCATCATTGACGCTTAGGCTTGAAAGTGTGGGTAGCAAATGGGATTAGATACCCCAGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGGTATTGGATGTCGGGCTTTGCGGCTCGGTGTTGTAGCTTACGTGTTAAATACCCCGCCTGGGTAGTATATATGCAAATATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCTGAACAAGTGGTGGAACATGTTGCTTAATTCGATAATACACGAAAAACCTTACCAGGGTTTGACATCCCTTGCGAAACCGTGGAAACACGGCGGAGGTTATCAAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCATGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTACCCCTTAGTTGTTTTTCTAAGGAGACTGCACAGTAATGTAGAGGAAGGATGGGATCACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCCTGGGCTGCAAACGTGTTACAATGGTGGATACAATATGTCTGCAAACCAGCGATGGTAAGCTAATCATTAAAATTCATCTCAGTCCGGATAAAAGGCTGCAATTCGCCTTTTTGAAGTTGGAATCACTAGTAATCCCGTGTCAGCTATATCGGGGTGAATGCGTTCCCAGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAACTATGAGAGGAAGGGGCGTTTAAAAATACATTTATTTGTATCTAGAACGA

Fig. 2. 16S rRNA gene sequence of Candidatus Mycoplasma sp. Capybara isolate 2(Accession number: FJ667774)

Candidatus species assigned by: Vieira, R.F., Molento, M.B., dos Santos, L.C., Moraes, W., Cubas, Z.S., Santos, A.P., Guimaraes, A.M., Mohamed, A., Barros Filho, I.R., Biondo, A.W., Messick, J.B. 2009. Detection of a novel hemoplasma based on 16S rRNA gene DNA in captive and free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris). Vet. Microbiol. 139: 410-413.