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Eperythrozoon Ovis
''Eperythrozoon'' is a genus of bacteria in the family Mycoplasmoidaceae. Members of this family live inside red blood cells and are largely unculturable. As a result, many species are ''Candidatus''. Under the old understanding of this genus as a phylogenetically divergent group under ''Mycoplasma'', the included bacteria are also known as hemoplasmas or hemotrophic mycoplasmas. Taxonomy The members of this genus have variously been named under ''Eperythrozoon'', ''Haemobartonella'' (before that, ''Bartonella''), and ''Mycoplasma''. When they were under ''Mycoplasma'', most species had a specific epithet starting with ''hemo'' or ''haemo'' (meaning "blood"), giving them the informal name "hemoplasmas" or "hemotrophic mycoplasmas". The merge into ''Mycoplasma'' is now known to be misguided and resulted in a polyphyletic ''Mycoplasma''. The current circumscription of the genus is by Gupta et al. (2018). According to LPSN, several renames in Gupta et al. (2018) have not yet been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycoplasmoidaceae
Mycoplasmoidaceae is a family of bacteria under the order Mycoplasmoidales. It contains the genera '' Eperythrozoon'', '' Malacoplasma'', '' Mycoplasmoides'', and ''Ureaplasma''. Members infect animals, including humans. Before 2018, they were known as the "pneumoniae group" of ''Mycoplasma''. Many species are sexually transmitted and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Genera ''Eperythrozoon'' This genus includes the so-called "hemoplasmas", the uncultivated organisms that parasitise their hosts by adhering to erythrocytes. ''Mycoplasmoides'' This genus contains important human pathogens such as '' Mycoplasmoides genitalium'' and ''Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae''. ''Malacoplsma'' This genus contains '' Malacoplasma penetrans'', a known human pathogen. ''Ureaplasma'' As the name implies, ureaplasma is urease positive. This genera is distinct from other genera in Mollicutes in that it hydrolyses urea for generation of ATP. ''Ureaplasma'' ''spp.'' as human pathogens Both '' U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |