• Projects
• Ureaplasma
• Production Status
• Ureaplasma parvum serovar 1
• Ureaplasma parvum serovar 14
• Ureaplasma parvum serovar 3
• Ureaplasma parvum serovar 6
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 10
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 11
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 12
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 13
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 2
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 4
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 5
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 7
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 8
• Ureaplasma urealyticum serovar 9

Ureaplasma Genome Project

Ureaplasma urealyticum is part of the normal flora of the human urogenital tract. This organism, however, can cause urethritis and has been associated with spontaneous abortion, premature birth, meningitis, and a severe respiratory disease of premature infants. U. urealyticum strains exhibit antigenic heterogeneity. Isolates obtained from human urogenital tract have been classified into 14 recognized serovars which show no serological cross-reactivity with ureaplasmas from other hosts and uniquely express human immuoglobulin A1 protease activity. U. urealyticum formerly consisted of 2 biovars. Biovar 1, which includes serovars 1, 3, 6, and 14, has been designated U. parvum, while biovar 2 (serovars 2, 4, 5, and 7-13) has been designated U. urealyticum.

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