Complete genome sequence of Mycoplasma haemofelis, a hemotropic mycoplasma

J Bacteriol. 2011 Apr;193(8):2060-1. doi: 10.1128/JB.00076-11. Epub 2011 Feb 11.

Abstract

Here, we present the genome sequence of Mycoplasma haemofelis strain Langford 1, representing the first hemotropic mycoplasma (hemoplasma) species to be completely sequenced and annotated. Originally isolated from a cat with hemolytic anemia, this strain induces severe hemolytic anemia when inoculated into specific-pathogen-free-derived cats. The genome sequence has provided insights into the biology of this uncultivatable hemoplasma and has identified potential molecular mechanisms underlying its pathogenicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic / microbiology
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology
  • Cats
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycoplasma / genetics*
  • Mycoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology
  • Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FR773153