RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Sykes, Jane E. A1 Ball, Louise M. A1 Bailiff, Nathan L. A1 Fry, Michael M.YR 2005 T1 ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum’, a novel small haemotropic mycoplasma from a dog JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 55 IS 1 SP 27 OP 30 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02989-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel small haemoplasma was detected following cytological examination of blood smears from a splenectomized dog with haemic neoplasia. The 16S rRNA and rnpB genes of the organism were partially sequenced and a phylogenetic tree constructed. The organism was most closely related to the small feline haemoplasma, ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’ (94 % 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence identity; 75 % rnpB) and was only distantly related to Mycoplasma haemocanis (78 % 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence identity; 65 % rnpB). As this organism has not been cultured in vitro, the candidate species name ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum’ is proposed., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02989-0