Phylogenetic analysis of the mycoplasma isolated from the Javanese macaque (M. fascicularis)

A nucleotide sequence of the 16S-rRNA mycoplasma fragment was detected. The fragment was identified using the PCR method in a urogenital scrape of the Javanese macaque (M. fascicularis). A sequenced fragment of M. fascicularis mycoplasma was compared to well-known sequences of the mycoplasma of mammals. Comparative and phylogenetic analyses performed with a sequenced DNA fragment have shown the mycoplasma to be classified M. primatum in the same cluster as M. hominis. The mycoplasma M. primatum was first revealed in M. fascicularis and M. primatum monkeys. The pathogenicity of this mycoplasma species with respect to monkeys is being studied.