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The genus is Mycoplasma
and the species is pneumoniae.
It's binomial name is Mycoplasma
pneumoniae.
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What is the first part of a organism's scientific name?
Genus. Genus is a group animals having common characteristics. The second name is the species name. For eg: Panthera Tigris is the biological name of tiger. Panthera is the genus and Tigris is the species.
Which two names are included in the scientific name of an organism?
Genus and Species
What microorganisms required special culture procedures?
microorganisms that.require special culture procedures. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycoplasma pneumonia. Bordetella pertussis. Legionella pneumophila. Chlamydia pneumoniae. Chlamydia psittaci. Pneumocystis carinii
What is the difference between flower genus and species?
A genus is the next higher taxon up from species. It is a group of closely related species.
What is a species identifier?
A species name is a scientific name with two parts: the genus name followed by the species identifier. It is written in italics with the genus name capitalized. (The human species name is Homo sapiens. The species identifier is the second part of the species name (and it's lower-case)
If you inhale ether can you get pneuomina?
You get pneumonia ony when you are infected by bacteria of the species Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Are Mycoplasma parasites?
Many species within the genus Mycoplasma thrive as parasites in human, bird, and animal hosts
Which organism causes primary atypical pneumonia?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
What does a positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgG mean?
what does a POSITIVE Mycoplama IgG mean & NEGATIVE mycoplasma IgM
The only bacteria that has cholesterol in its plasma membrane?
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
What does Mycoplasma pneumoniae cause?
It is the cause of what is often referred to as "walking" pneumonia
What is the genus and species of the gram positive diplococci that is responsible for many cases of pneumonia in the US?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Name the smallest bacteria?
Mycoplasma are the smallest bacteria. Species within the genus Mycoplasma typically have about 0.6 million base pairs of DNA containing 460 genes (4.6 million base pairs and 4300 genes in E. coli for comparison) and the smallest are about 0.2-0.3 micro-meters in diameter. There are 110 known species of Mycoplasma and are found in many environments, including as part of the normal human flora.
What is microplasma?
Mycoplasma: The mycoplasma are a very large group of bacteria. There are more than 70 types. Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae are among the dozen types of mycoplasma that occur in humans. Mycoplasma hominis is a common inhabitant of the vagina and can cause infections of the female and male genital tracts. Mycoplasma pneumoniae can infect the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. It is a major cause of respiratory infection in children of school age and young adults. It is also a common cause of pneumonia in persons with HIV. Certain antibiotics including tetracycline and erythromycin are frequently used to treat infection with Mycoplasma hominis or Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Mycoplasma are very simple one-celled organisms without an outer membrane. They penetrate and infect individual cells.
Which type of bacteria form irregular groups or clusters?
Staphylococci. The grape-likeclustering is common to Staphylococcus species.
What do Mycoplasma bacteria lack?
Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall. They can be parasitic or saprotrophic, with some considered to be pathogenic in humans.
The smallest known living thing on Earth is a bacteria in the genus called?
Mycoplasma.
