How many kinds of mycoplasma are there?

The common mycoplasma are mycoplasma pneumoniae, ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and mycoplasma genitalium.

1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the pathogen of mycoplasma pneumonia in humans. The pathological changes of mycoplasma pneumonia are mainly interstitial pneumonia, sometimes complicated with bronchopneumonia, which is called primary atypical pneumonia. It is mainly transmitted by droplets, and the incubation period is 2 ~ 3 weeks, and the incidence rate of adolescents is the highest.

2. Ureaplasma urealyticum, also known as Ureaplasma urealyticum, is one of the six mycoplasma closely related to human urogenital tract infection. It can use its own urease to decompose urea and provide metabolic energy.

3. Mycoplasma hominis (MH) is a kind of mycoplasma, which exists in the urinary system and genitals and can cause urinary system infection and genital inflammation.

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Mycoplasma mainly propagates by binary division, but also by budding. It branches into filaments and then splits into rod-shaped particles. Most mycoplasma reproduce slower than bacteria, and the suitable growth temperature is 35℃, and the optimum pH value is 7.8 ~ 8.0. Cultured on solid medium, a typical "poached egg" colony was formed.

Mycoplasma is weak in resistance, sensitive to heat and dryness, sensitive to 75% ethanol and coal phenol soap, sensitive to erythromycin, tetracycline, spiramycin, streptomycin and kanamycin, and insensitive to penicillin antibiotics.

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