What's new in Mollicutes?

Image above shows NCTC 14309 Mycoplasma procyoni cells

The NCTC collection supports laboratories and research institutions of veterinary importance worldwide. Recently,17 novel strains isolated from animals of different origin have been deposited into the NCTC collection from the US Food and Drug Administration research laboratory. These includes novel species of the genus Mycoplasma, Acholeplasma and Ureaplasma. These strains have been characterized phenotypically and genotypically and compared to other established species of the same genus. Study of these novel strains is crucial for understanding the phylogeny and to learn about the impact on their host by establishing if they serve as a part of normal flora or a pathogen.

Image 2 shows NCTC 14351 Acholemplasma equirhinis cells

Below is the list of the strains published in journals that will be available in NCTC soon:

NCTC  No.	Organism name
14309	Mycoplasma procyoni
14351	Acholeplasma equirhinis
14307	Mycoplasma enhydrae
14347	Mycoplasma enhydrae
14348	Mycoplasma enhydrae
14349	Mycoplasma enhydrae
14350	Mycoplasma enhydrae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further information on the novel species, please see below:

• Mycoplasma enhydrae sp. nov. isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) 
  

• Acholeplasma equirhinis sp. nov. isolated from respiratory tract of horse (Equus caballus) and Mycoplasma procyoni sp. nov. isolated from oral cavity of raccoon (Procyon lotor)
  

• Ureaplasma miroungigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and Ureaplasma zalophigenitalium sp. nov. isolated from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)

  
  

Written by Rupa Rai