''Ureaplasma'' is a genus of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
belonging to the family
Mycoplasmataceae
Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of the genera '' Mycoplasma'' and '' Ureaplasma''.
In 1967, the order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes. Many species are sexua ...
. As the name imples, ''Ureaplasma'' is urease positive.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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(LPSN)
and
National Center for Biotechnology Information
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(NCBI)
See also
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List of bacterial orders
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List of bacteria genera
References
External links
Ureaplasma Infection: eMedicine Infectious Diseases
Bacteria genera
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