Mycoplasma lipophilum

Mycoplasma lipophilum is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. This genus of bacteria lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane.[1] Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. Mycoplasma are the smallest bacterial cells yet discovered,[2] can survive without oxygen and are typically about 0.1 µm in diameter.

Mycoplasma lipophilum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Mollicutes
Order:
Mycoplasmatales
Family:
Mycoplasmataceae
Genus:
Mycoplasma
Species:
M.  lipophilum
Binomial name
Mycoplasma lipophilum
Del Giudice et al. 1974
Synonyms

"Mycoplasma lipophiliae" (sic) Del Giudice and Carski 1968.

M. lipophilum appears to be relatively rare in humans and was initially isolated from the human oral cavity.[3] It also has been cultured from primates.[4]

The type strain is strain ATCC 27104 = IFO (now NBRC) 14895 = NCTC 10173.[5]

References
  1. Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 409–12. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs. Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
  3. Delgiudice, R. A.; Purcell, R. H.; Carski, T. R.; Chanock, R. M. (1974). "Mycoplasma lipophilum sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 24 (2): 147–153. doi:10.1099/00207713-24-2-147. ISSN 0020-7713.
  4. Berger, Stephen (2014). GIDEON guide to medically important bacteria. Los Angeles, California: GIDEON Informatics Inc. ISBN 9781617558412.
  5. Parte, A. C. "Mycoplasma". LPSN, bacterio.net. Retrieved 2015-04-20.


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