Information AboutUreaplasma Urealyticum |
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''Ureaplasma urealyticum'' is a Bacterium belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae . Its type strain is T960. This microorganism 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 . There are six recognised Ureaplasma species, They have a G+C content of 27 - 30 Mol %, and a genome size ranging between 0.76 - 1.17 Gbp, and cholesterol is required for growth. A defining characteristic of the genera is that they perform Urea hydrolysis. 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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