Mycoplasma Nasistruthionis Sp. Nov. and Mycoplasma Struthionis Sp. Nov. Isolated from Ostriches with Respiratory Disease

Twelve Mycoplasma (M.) strains isolated from the nose, the trachea, and the lung of ostriches (Struthio camelus) displaying respiratory disease were investigated. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences placed five of these strains within the M. synoviae cluster, and seven strains within the M. hominis cluster of genus Mycoplasma, which was further confirmed by analyses of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region, and partial rpoB gene and amino acid sequences. Genomic information as well as phenotypic features obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry analysis and serological reactions indicated that the strains examined are representatives of two hitherto unclassified species of genus Mycoplasma, for which the names Mycoplasma nasistruthionis sp. nov., with type strain 2F1A (= ATCC BAA-1893 = DSM 22456), and Mycoplasma struthionis sp. nov., with type strain 237IA (= ATCC BAA-1890 = DSM 22453), are proposed.