Mycoplasmataceae

Mycoplasmataceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Tenericutes
Class:	Mollicutes
Order:	Mycoplasmatales
Family:	Mycoplasmataceae Freundt 1955
Genera
Candidatus Hepatoplasma Mycoplasma Ureaplasma

The Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria ^[1] in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of the genera Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.

In 1967 the Order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes.^[2] Many species are sexually transmitted and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.^[3]

Genus

Mycoplasma

Mycoplasma refers to a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall and possess a three layered cellular membrane.^[4] They can be parasitic or saprotrophic. Several species are sexually transmitted and pathogenic in humans. Others are found on cats, dogs, and barnyard fowl.

Ureaplasma

Ureaplasma is the second of two genera of bacteria belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. As the name imples, ureaplasma is urease positive.

It includes the species:

• Ureaplasma canigenitalium
• Ureaplasma cati
• Ureaplasma diversum
• Ureaplasma felinum
• Ureaplasma gallorale
• Ureaplasma loridis
• Ureaplasma parvum
• Ureaplasma urealyticum

Ureaplasma parvum has been identified as being a commensal in the uterus as part of the microbiome in healthy women of reproductive age.^[5][6]

External links

• Ureaplasma Infection: eMedicine Infectious Diseases

References

1. E.A. Freundt The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales) International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1955, 5, 67-78.] (See page 73)
2. Edward, D.G.; Freundt, E.A. (1967). "Proposal for Mollicutes as name of the class established for the order Mycoplasmatales" (PDF). Int J Syst Bacteriol. 17: 269–272. doi:10.1099/00207713-17-3-267.
3. Ljubin-Sternak, Suncanica; Mestrovic, Tomislav (2014). "Review: Chlamydia trachomatis and Genital Mycoplasmiasis: Pathogens with an Impact on Human Reproductive Health". Journal of Pathogens. 2014 (183167). doi:10.1155/2014/183167. PMC 4295611. PMID 25614838.
4. Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 409–12. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
5. Yarbrough, V. L.; Winkle, S.; Herbst-Kralovetz, M. M. (2014). "Antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract: a critical component of the mucosal immune barrier with physiological and clinical implications". Human Reproduction Update. 21 (3): 353–377. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmu065. ISSN 1355-4786. PMID 25547201.
6. Mor, Gil; Kwon, Ja-Young (2015). "Trophoblast-microbiome interaction: a new paradigm on immune regulation". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 213 (4): S131–S137. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.039. ISSN 0002-9378. PMID 26428492.