Ureaplasma
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Ureaplasma is a genus of bacteria
belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae
. As the name imples, ureaplasma is urease positive.
It includes the species:
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae
Mycoplasmataceae
The Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family comprises the species Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.In 1967 the Order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes....
. As the name imples, ureaplasma is urease positive.
It includes the species:
- Ureaplasma canigenitalium
- Ureaplasma cati
- Ureaplasma diversum
- Ureaplasma felinum
- Ureaplasma gallorale
- Ureaplasma loridis
- Ureaplasma parvum
- Ureaplasma urealyticumUreaplasma urealyticumUreaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. Its type strain is T960.-Clinical significance:U. urealyticum is part of the normal genital flora of both men and women...