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Mycoplasma genitalium
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mycoplasma genitalium (also known as MG[3], Mgen, or since 2018, Mycoplasmoides genitalium[1]) is a sexually transmitted,[4] small and pathogenic bacterium that lives on the mucous epithelial cells of the urinary and genital tracts in humans.[5] Medical reports published in 2007 and 2015 state that Mgen is becoming increasingly common.[6][7] Resistance to multiple antibiotics, including the macrolide azithromycin, which until recently was the most reliable treatment, is becoming prevalent.[6][8] The bacteria was first isolated from the urogenital tract of humans in 1981,[9] and was eventually identified as a new species of Mycoplasma in 1983.[2] It can cause negative health effects in men and women. It also increases the risk for HIV spread[10] with higher occurrences in those previously treated with the azithromycin antibiotics.[6][11]
Mycoplasma genitalium | |
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3D whole cell model of a Mycoplasma genitalium cell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
Class: | Mollicutes |
Order: | Mycoplasmoidales |
Family: | Mycoplasmoidaceae |
Genus: | Mycoplasmoides |
Species: | M. genitalium |
Binomial name | |
Mycoplasmoides genitalium (Tully et al. 1983) Gupta et al. 2018[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Mycoplasma genitalium Tully et al. 1983[2] |