Mycoplasma testudineum is one of the pathogens that can cause upper respiratory tract disease in desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. We sequenced the genome of M. testudineum BH29T (ATCC 700618T = MCCM 03231T), isolated from the upper respiratory tract of a Mojave desert tortoise with upper respiratory tract disease. The sequenced draft genome, organized in 25 scaffolds, has a length of 960,895 bp and a G + C content of 27.54%. A total of 788 protein-coding sequences, six pseudogenes and 35 RNA genes were identified. The potential presence of cytadhesin-encoding genes is investigated. This genome will enable comparative genomic studies to help understand the molecular bases of the pathogenicity of this and other Mycoplasma species.

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从沙漠龟的呼吸道分离出的支原体支原体菌株BH29 ^T的高质量基因组草图序列

睾丸支原体是可引起沙漠乌龟Gopherus agassizii上呼吸道疾病的病原体之一。我们对分离自患有上呼吸道疾病的莫哈韦沙漠乌龟上呼吸道的睾丸支原体BH29T（ATCC 700618T = MCCM 03231T）的基因组进行了测序。测序的草图基因组由25个支架组成，长度为960,895 bp，G + C含量为27.54％。总共鉴定了788个蛋白质编码序列，六个假基因和35个RNA基因。研究了细胞粘附素编码基因的潜在存在。该基因组将有助于进行比较基因组研究，以帮助了解该支原体和其他支原体物种的致病性的分子基础。