In:
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Microbiology Society, Vol. 55, No. 6 ( 2005-11-01), p. 2589-2594
Abstract:
A mycoplasma was isolated from the sputum of an immunodeficient patient with recurrent bronchitis. The isolate designated strain A39 T was very fastidious and atypical for a mycoplasma in its colonial appearance. Classical biochemical tests for mycoplasma speciation could not differentiate the isolate from the pathogens Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma genitalium and serological identification as a recognized Mycoplasma species was lacking. Specific PCR detection for these two species was negative. Subsequently, other strains were isolated from human patients that appeared to be similar to strain A39 T in their physiological and genetic characteristics. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene placed strain A39 T and other isolates in the pneumoniae group of mycoplasmas, with the highest sequence similarity to Mycoplasma testudinis (96·8 %), but with only 93·0 % similarity to M. pneumoniae and M. genitalium . Examination of the 16S–23S rRNA internally transcribed spacer sequence, protein electrophoresis profile, genome size and serological reactions indicated that this organism represents a novel species, for which the name Mycoplasma amphoriforme sp. nov. is proposed, with strain A39 T (=NCTC 11740 T =ATCC BAA-992 T ) as the type strain.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1466-5026
,
1466-5034
DOI:
10.1099/ijs.0.63269-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Microbiology Society
Publication Date:
2005
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215062-1
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2056611-6
SSG:
12
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