Bacterium
ureaplasma urealyticum
Subclass of:
Ureaplasma
Definitions related to ureaplasma urealyticum:
  • A species of gram-negative bacteria found in the human genitourinary tract (UROGENITAL SYSTEM), oropharynx, and anal canal. Serovars 1, 3, 6, and 14 have been reclassed into a separate species UREAPLASMA parvum.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A species of irregularly shaped bacteria that does not contain a cell well in the phylum Tenericutes. This species is urease and acid phosphatase positive and hexokinase and catalase negative; sterols are required for growth. U. urealyticum resides in the genital flora of humans and may be a cause of urogenital infections.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Ureaplasma urealyticum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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