Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Mycoplasma Species Identified from the Respiratory Tract of an Alaska Moose (Alces alces gigas).

The mycoplasmas represent a large and diverse group of bacteria, many of which are pathogens of humans and animals. Here, we describe a draft genome sequence of a novel Mycoplasma species. This novel Mycoplasma species has potential to cause false-positive PCR results for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, a respiratory-associated pathogen of ruminants.