Mycoplasma suis str. Illinois

Names Mycoplasma suis str. Illinois
Accession numbers NC_015155
Background This genus currently comprizes more than 120 obligate parasitic species found in the wide spectrum of hosts, including humans, animals, insects and plants. Infection proceeds through attachment of the bacteria to the host cell via specialized surface proteins, adhesins, and subsequent invation, results in prolonged intracellular persistence that may cause lethality. All mycoplasmas are phenotypically distinguished from other bacteria by their small size (0.3-0.8 micron in diameter) and lack of a cell wall. The latter is one of the major traits that puts them in the separate taxonomic group of microorganisms, class Mollicutes. The cell membrane is rich in protein component (up to two thirds of the membrane mass) that to a great extent consists of highly structurally adaptive lipoproteins employed in invading the host immune system, attachment to the host cells and pathogenic invasion. Most mycoplasmas are non-motile. M. suis (formerly Eperythrozoon suis) is a hemotropic pathogen that causes acute and chronic diseases in pigs. The extracellular pleomorphic bacterium attaches to the surface of erythrocytes leading to a variety of clinical manifestations from an life-threatening haemolytic anaemia or a mild chronic anaemia, by ill-thrift, infertility, and immune suppression. In pigs, an immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (porcine eperythrozoonosis, PE) is caused by Mycoplasma suis erythrocytes (adapted from PMID 18358641). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Tenericutes
Class:NA
Order:NA
Family:NA
Genus:NA
Species:NA
Strain Illinois
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (11-FEB-2011) Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, 725 Harrison
(25-FEB-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site blood of an infected pig
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Sus scrofa
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Anemia
Pathogenicity No