Mycoplasma lipophilum 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 lipophilum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Mycoplasma |
| Species: | M. lipophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycoplasma lipophilum Del Giudice et al. 1974
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| Synonyms | |
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"Mycoplasma lipophiliae" (sic) Del Giudice and Carski 1968. | |
Mycoplsma lipophilum appears to be relatively rare in humans and was initially isolated from the human oral cavity.[3] It also has been cultured from primates.[4]
The type strain is strain ATCC 27104 = IFO (now NBRC) 14895 = NCTC 10173.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 409–12. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs (1985). Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. ISBN 9780683080384.
- ^ Delgiudice, R. A.; Purcell, R. H.; Carski, T. R.; Chanock, R. M. (1974). "Mycoplasma lipophilum sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 24 (2): 147–153. doi:10.1099/00207713-24-2-147. ISSN 0020-7713.
- ^ Berger, Stephen (2014). GIDEON guide to medically important bacteria. Los Angeles, California: GIDEON Informatics Inc. ISBN 9781617558412.
- ^ Parte, A. C. "Mycoplasma". LPSN, LPSN. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
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