Ureaplasma urealyticum

Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium belonging to the genus Ureaplasma and the family Mycoplasmataceae[1] in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of the genera Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma. Its type strain is T960.

Ureaplasma urealyticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Division:
Tenericutes
Class:
Mollicutes
Order:
Mycoplasmatales
Family:
Mycoplasmataceae
Genus:
Ureaplasma
Species:
U. urealyticum
Binomial name
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Shepard et al., 1974

Classification

The six recognised Ureaplasma species have a GC content of 27 to 30 percent and a genome size ranging from 0.76 to 1.17 million base pairs, and cholesterol is required for growth.[2] 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.[3]

Clinical relevance
Main article: Ureaplasma urealyticum infection

U. urealyticum can cause urethritis and bacterial vaginosis.[4] It has also has been linked to infertility.[4] Infection can occur in extragenital sites.[3]

See also

References
  1. E.A. Freundt The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales) International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1955, 5, 67-78.] (See page 73)
  2. "Ureaplasma urealyticum- Classification". Meducation.net.
  3. "Ureaplasma Infection: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology". 2017-11-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Ureaplasma: Causes, symptoms, and treatment". Medical News Today. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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