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Ureaplasma urealyticum classification

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Ureaplasma urealyticum was previously classified into biovar 1 and biovar 2 which are now referred to as U. parvum and U. urealyticum respectively.[1]

Classification

Classification

Tiny (T)-strain Mycoplasma was ascribed to the genus and specie Ureaplasma urealyticum in 1974.[2][1] U. urealyticum was later subdivided into two biotypes consisting of 14 recognized serotypes:[1][3]

  • Biovar 1 or B ( parvo biovar): Ureaplasma urealyticum biovar 1 was later designated as a separate specie called U. parvum following phylogenetic analysis done in 1999. It has four serotypes (serotypes 1, 3, 6, and 14).
  • Biovar 2 or A (T960 biovar): Ureaplasma urealyticum biovar 2 strain (also known as T960 biovar) retained its designation as U. urealyticum, and it consists of the remaining ten serotypes.
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Deguchi T, Yoshida T, Miyazawa T, Yasuda M, Tamaki M, Ishiko H; et al. (2004). “Association of Ureaplasma urealyticum (biovar 2) with nongonococcal urethritis”. Sex Transm Dis. 31 (3): 192–5. PMID 15076934.
  2. ↑ Shimada Y, Ito S, Mizutani K, Sugawara T, Seike K, Tsuchiya T; et al. (2014). “Bacterial loads of Ureaplasma urealyticum contribute to development of urethritis in men”. Int J STD AIDS. 25 (4): 294–8. doi:10.1177/0956462413504556. PMID 24047884.
  3. ↑ Robertson JA, Stemke GW, Davis JW, Harasawa R, Thirkell D, Kong F; et al. (2002). “Proposal of Ureaplasma parvum sp. nov. and emended description of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Shepard et al. 1974) Robertson et al. 2001”. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 52 (Pt 2): 587–97. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-2-587. PMID 11931172.

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