Mycoplasma amphoriforme

Mycoplasma amphoriforme is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. This genus of bacteria lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane.[1] 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,[2] can survive without oxygen and are typically about 0.1  µm in diameter.

Mycoplasma amphoriforme
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Tenericutes
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Mycoplasmatales
Family: Mycoplasmataceae
Genus: Mycoplasma
Species:
M. amphoriforme
Binomial name
Mycoplasma amphoriforme
Pitcher et al. 2005

It has been found in human respiratory infections and is associated with chronic bronchitis in immunosuppressed patients.[3][4] It has been observed to possess gliding motility, a protruding polar tip resembling that of M. gallisepticum, and cytoskeletal structure at its polar tip similar to M. pneumonia's. Those infected show symptoms of lower respiratory tract infections such as increased respiratory rates and increased pulse rates.[5]

The type strain is strain A39 = ATCC BAA-992 = NCTC 11740 .[6]

See also

References
  1. Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 409–12. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Richard L. Sweet; Ronald S. Gibbs. Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
  3. Hatchel, J. M. (2006). "Ultrastructure and gliding motility of Mycoplasma amphoriforme, a possible human respiratory pathogen". Microbiology. 152 (7): 2181–2189. doi:10.1099/mic.0.28905-0. ISSN 1350-0872. PMID 16804191.
  4. "Ureaplasma Infection: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology". 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017 – via eMedicine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Ling, C. L.; Oravcova, K.; Beattie, T. F.; Creer, D. D.; Dilworth, P.; Fulton, N. L.; Hardie, A.; Munro, M.; Pond, M.; Templeton, K.; Webster, D.; Workman, S.; McHugh, T. D.; Gillespie, S. H. (2014). "Tools for Detection of Mycoplasma amphoriforme: a Primary Respiratory Pathogen?". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52 (4): 1177–1181. doi:10.1128/JCM.03049-13. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 3993489. PMID 24478412.
  6. Parte, A. C. "Mycoplasma". LPSN, LPSN. Retrieved 2015-04-17.



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