Ureaplasma (redirected from Ureaplasma urealyticum)

Ureaplasma /Urea·plas·ma/ (-plaz?mah) a genus of nonmotile pleomorphic, gram-negative bacteria (family Mycoplasmataceae) lacking a cell wall and hydrolyzing urea; U. urealyt´icum is associated with nonspecific urethritis in males and genital tract infections in females.

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U·re·a·plas·ma (y-r-plzm)

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A genus of nonmotile gram-negative bacteria that require urea and cholesterol for growth and are associated with nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis in males and with genitourinary tract infections and reproductive failure in females. Also called T-mycoplasma.

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Ureaplasma

a genus in the family Mycoplasmataceae. There are two species, U. urealyticum, found in humans, and U. diversum, which is associated with genital disease in cattle. See ureaplasmosis. Called also t-strain mycoplasma.