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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
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| '''''Ureaplasma urealyticum''''' is a [[bacterium]] belonging to the family [[Mycoplasmataceae]]. Its type strain is T960.
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| ''U. urealyticum'' is part of the normal [[genital]] [[flora]] of both men and women. It is found in about 70% of sexually active humans. It can also cause [[disease]], including [[non-specific urethritis]] (NSU), [[infertility]], [[chorioamnioitis]], [[stillbirth]], [[premature birth]], and, in the [[perinatal]] period, [[pneumonia]] or [[meningitis]].
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| There are six recognised ''Ureaplasma'' species, They have a G+C content of 27 - 30 [[Mole (unit)|mol]]%, and a genome size ranging between 0.76 - 1.17 Gbp, and cholesterol is required for growth. A defining characteristic of the genus is that they perform [[urea]] hydrolysis.
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| It is now recommended that some strains originally classified as ''Ureaplasma urealyticum'' should be treated as a new species, ''U. parvum''.
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2340.htm eMedicine - Ureaplasma Infection]
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| *[http://www.genomesonline.org/search.cgi?colcol=all&goldstamp=ALL&gen_type=ALL&org_name1=genus&gensp=Ureaplasma&org_domain=ALL&org_status=ALL&size2=ALL&org_size=Kb&gen_gc=ALL&phylogeny2=ALL&gen_institution=ALL&gen_funding=ALL&gen_data=ALL&cont=ALL&gen_country=ALL&gen_pheno=ALL&gen_eco=ALL&gen_disease=ALL&gen_relevance=ALL&gen_avail=ALL&selection=submit+search Ureaplasma Genome Projects] from [http://www.genomesonline.org Genomes OnLine Database]
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