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'''Some of the characteristics of Ureaplasma species'''<ref name="pmid11931172">{{cite journal| author=Robertson JA, Stemke GW, Davis JW, Harasawa R, Thirkell D, Kong F et al.| title=Proposal of Ureaplasma parvum sp. nov. and emended description of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Shepard et al. 1974) Robertson et al. 2001. | journal=Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | year= 2002 | volume= 52 | issue= Pt 2 | pages= 587-97 | pmid=11931172 | doi=10.1099/00207713-52-2-587 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11931172 }} </ref> | '''Some of the characteristics of Ureaplasma species'''<ref name="pmid11931172">{{cite journal| author=Robertson JA, Stemke GW, Davis JW, Harasawa R, Thirkell D, Kong F et al.| title=Proposal of Ureaplasma parvum sp. nov. and emended description of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Shepard et al. 1974) Robertson et al. 2001. | journal=Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | year= 2002 | volume= 52 | issue= Pt 2 | pages= 587-97 | pmid=11931172 | doi=10.1099/00207713-52-2-587 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11931172 }} </ref> | ||
* | * Self-replicating biological entities. | ||
* | * Exist in tiny colonies that are smaller than colonies of other members of the [[Mycoplasmataceae]] family. | ||
* Unusual optimal pH growth of 6–6.5. | * Unusual optimal pH growth of 6–6.5. | ||
* Unique ability to hydrolyze urea. | * Unique ability to hydrolyze urea. | ||
* Urease activity is essential for ATP generation by a chemiosmotic mechanism. | * Urease activity is essential for ATP generation by a chemiosmotic mechanism. | ||
* Express human immunoglobulin A1 protease activity. | |||
* Ureaplasma from humans do not exhibit serological cross-reactivity with ureaplasmas from other hosts. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Ureaplasma species are bacteria belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae.[1]
Causes
Taxonomy of Ureaplasma urealyticum[1]
- Kingdom: Bacteria
- Division: Firmicutes
- Class: Mollicutes
- Order: Mycoplasmatales
- Family: Mycoplasmataceae
- Genus: Ureaplasma
- Species: U. urealyticum
Some of the characteristics of Ureaplasma species[1]
- Self-replicating biological entities.
- Exist in tiny colonies that are smaller than colonies of other members of the Mycoplasmataceae family.
- Unusual optimal pH growth of 6–6.5.
- Unique ability to hydrolyze urea.
- Urease activity is essential for ATP generation by a chemiosmotic mechanism.
- Express human immunoglobulin A1 protease activity.
- Ureaplasma from humans do not exhibit serological cross-reactivity with ureaplasmas from other hosts.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robertson JA, Stemke GW, Davis JW, Harasawa R, Thirkell D, Kong F; et al. (2002). "Proposal of Ureaplasma parvum sp. nov. and emended description of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Shepard et al. 1974) Robertson et al. 2001". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 52 (Pt 2): 587–97. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-2-587. PMID 11931172.