Ureaplasma urealyticum
Ureaplasma urealyticum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Division: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Mollicutes |
Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
Genus: | Ureaplasma |
Species: | U. urealyticum |
Binomial name | |
Ureaplasma urealyticum Shepard et al., 1974 | |
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. Its type strain is T960.
Classification
The six recognised Ureaplasma species have a GC content of 27–30%, and a genome size ranging from 0.76 to 1.17 Mbase pairs, and cholesterol is required for growth.[1] A defining characteristic of the genus is that they perform urea hydrolysis. Some strains originally classified as U. urealyticum should be treated as a new species, U. parvum.
See also
- International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM)
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Vaginal infection
- Vaginal disease
- Vaginal health
- List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota
References
- ↑ "Ureaplasma urealyticum- Classification". Meducation.net.
External links
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