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Mycoplasma hominis is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. M. hominis has the ability to penetrate the interior of human cells.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Site du Genoscope )〕 Along with ureaplasmas, mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living organisms known. They have no cell wall and therefore do not Gram stain. ''M. hominis'' is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease〔Taylor-Robinson D, Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Oct;23(4):671-82; quiz 683-4. Infections due to species of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma: an update.〕 and bacterial vaginosis. It is also associated with male infertility.〔 〕 This species causes a sexually transmitted disease. Growth of "fried egg" colonies on glucose agar medium within 24–48 hours is a characteristic of Mycoplasma hominis. == Genome studies == DNA sequence data is incomplete for ''M. hominis''. ''M. hominis'' uses an atypical type of energy metabolism, dependent upon the degradation of arginine. Other mycoplasmas lack this characteristic. Determining the genome will provide information that would facilitate the understanding of metabolic reconstitutions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Site du Genoscope )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mycoplasma hominis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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