Kingdom Bacteria Order Mycoplasmatales Genus Ureaplasma Higher classification Ureaplasma | Division Firmicutes Family Mycoplasmataceae Scientific name Ureaplasma urealyticum Rank Species | |
Similar Bacteria, Neisseria, Haemophilus | ||
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Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. Its type strain is T960.
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Classification
The six recognised Ureaplasma species have a GC content of 27–30%, and a genome size ranging from 0.76 to 1.17 Mbase pairs, and cholesterol is required for growth. A defining characteristic of the genus is that they perform urea hydrolysis. Some strains originally classified as U. urealyticum should be treated as a new species, U. parvum.
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