Mycoplasma hominis
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M. hominis
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| Mycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953)
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Mycoplasma hominis is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. M. hominis has the ability to penetrate the interior of human cells.[1] Along with ureaplasmas, mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living organisms known. They have no cell wall and therefore do not Gram stain.
M. hominis is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease[2][3] and bacterial vaginosis.[4] It is also associated with male infertility.[5] This species causes a sexually transmitted disease.[6]
Growth of "fried egg" colonies on glucose agar medium within 24–48 hours is a characteristic of Mycoplasma hominis.
Genome studies
DNA sequence data is incomplete for M. hominis. M. hominis uses an atypical type of energy metabolism, dependent upon the degradation of arginine. Other mycoplasmas lack this characteristic. Determining the genome will provide information that would facilitate the understanding of metabolic reconstitutions.[7]
See also
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Vaginal infection
- Vaginal disease
- List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Ureaplasma Infection: eMedicine Infectious Diseases
- Kenyon College Microbe Wiki for some images of mycoplasmas
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