Mycoplasma bovis Hubei-1
| Names | Mycoplasma bovis Hubei-1 |
|---|---|
| Accession numbers | NC_015725 |
| Background | Mycoplasma genus currently comprises more than 120 obligate parasitic species found in the wide spectrum of hosts, including humans, animals, insects and plants. The primary habitats of human and animal mycoplasmas are mucous membranes of the respiratory and urogenital tracts, eyes, mammary glands and the joints. Infection that proceeds through attachment of the bacteria to the host cell via specialized surface proteins, adhesins, and subsequent invasion, results in prolonged intracellular persistence that may cause lethality. Once detected in association with their eukaryotic host tissue, most of mycoplasmas can be cultivated in the absence of a host if their extremely fastidious growth requirements are met. 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. Most mycoplasmas are non-motile. Cell division proceeds via normal binary fission or via elongation of a parent cell to multinucleate filaments and subsequent breakup to coccoid bodies.Mycoplasma bovis is a major bacterial pathogen causing widespread respiratory disease, mastitis, and arthritis in cattle. Horizontal gene transfer, numerous classes of insertion-like sequences, and integrative conjugative elements are reported in M. bovis or its close relative M. agalactiae, a pathogenic species infecting caprine hosts. In order to minimize rearrangements or mutational heterogeneity in the genome sample, template DNA was prepared from an axenic culture propagated from a single colony isolate (MU clone A2, phenotype VspO ON (adapted from PMID 21134966). (EBI Integr8) |
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Tenericutes |
| Class: | NA |
| Order: | NA |
| Family: | NA |
| Genus: | NA |
| Species: | NA |
| Strain | Hubei-1 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Sequencing centre | (26-JAN-2011) National Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Reference Laboratory, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Key (30-JUN-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA |
| Sequencing quality | Level 6: Finished |
| Sequencing depth | NA |
| Sequencing method | NA |
| Isolation site | bovine mastitis |
| Isolation country | NA |
| Number of replicons | 1 |
| Gram staining properties | Positive |
| Shape | NA |
| 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 | Cattle |
| Cell arrangement | Singles |
| Sporulation | Nonsporulating |
| Metabolism | NA |
| Energy source | NA |
| Diseases | NA |
| Pathogenicity | No |