Mycoplasmopsis arginini

(aka Mycoplasma arginini)

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Mycoplasmopsis arginini, (aka Mycoplasma arginini), is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 27.6%. Mycoplasmopsis arginini is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Barile1968)



  • This organism has been recovered from mammals, including septicaemia in immunocompromised patients. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). Is a known human pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Energy sources is arginine and not urea or glucose. Requires cholesterol.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Barile1968);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • arginine;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response

    Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Tenericutes Class:  Mollicutes Order:  Mycoplasmatales Family:  Mycoplasmataceae Genus:  Mycoplasmopsis Alt. name:  Mycoplasma arginini Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  mammals, including septicaemia in immunocompromised patients
    DNA G+C(%):  27.6
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    		Urea:  neg Arginine:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MYCOPLASMOPSIS ARGININI
  • Barile1968 - Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma arginini: spec. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR MYCOPLASMOPSIS ARGININI
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022