Domain Bacteria Class Mollicutes Family Mycoplasmataceae Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Order Mycoplasmatales Genus Mycoplasma | |
Similar Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma hyorhinis, Acholeplasma laidlawii, Acholeplasma, Mycoplasmataceae | ||
Medical vocabulary what does mycoplasma orale mean
Mycoplasma orale is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. This genus of bacteria lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane. Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. Mycoplasma are the smallest bacterial cells yet discovered, can survive without oxygen and are typically about 0. 1 µm in diameter.
Mycoplasma orale is a common laboratory contaminant. Humans are its only know host. It is spread by sneezing and regularly cultured from throat cultures and causes no symptoms. It is found in primates. It can cause opportunistic abscesses in immunocompromised patients.
The type strain is ATCC 23714 = CIP 104969 = IFO (now NBRC) 14477 = NCTC 10112.