Ureaplasma urealyticum

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Ureaplasma urealyticum
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.

U. urealyticum is part of the normal genital flora of both men and women. It is found in about 70% of sexually active humans. It can also cause disease, including non-specific urethritis (NSU), infertility, chorioamnioitis, stillbirth, premature birth, and, in the perinatal period, pneumonia or meningitis.

There are six recognised Ureaplasma species, They have a G+C content of 27 - 30 mol%, and a genome size ranging between 0.76 - 1.17 Mbp, and cholesterol is required for growth. A defining characteristic of the genus is that they perform urea hydrolysis.

It is now recommended that some strains originally classified as Ureaplasma urealyticum should be treated as a new species, U. parvum.

[edit] External links

• eMedicine - Ureaplasma Infection

• Ureaplasma Genome Projects from Genomes OnLine Database

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