Mycoplasma Hominis

See also: mycoplasma (genus page)

Mycoplasma hominis is a wall-less bacterium in the class Mollicutes that colonizes the urogenital tract. It is associated with bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and neonatal infections.

Key Associations

  • Chronic prostatitis: Detected in prostatic secretions [1].
  • Male infertility: Part of the seminal microbiome associated with impaired fertility [2].

Cross-References

  • mycoplasma — genus page with broader biology
  • ureaplasma — sister Mollicute genus sharing urogenital niche

References (6)

  1. Vittorio Magri, Matteo Boltri, Tommaso Cai et al. (2018). Magri 2018 — Multidisciplinary Approach to Prostatitis. Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia. doi:10.4081/aiua.2018.4.227
  2. Magill RG, MacDonald SM (2023). Magill 2023 — Male Infertility and the Human Microbiome. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. doi:10.3389/frph.2023.1166201
  3. Vanessa DeClercq, Jacob T. Nearing, Morgan G.I. Langille (2021). Investigation of the impact of commonly used medications on the oral microbiome of individuals living without major chronic conditions. PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261032
  4. Jacobs JP, Goudarzi M, Lagishetty V et al. (2022). Crohn's Disease in Endoscopic Remission, Obesity, and Cases of High Genetic Risk Demonstrate Overlapping Shifts in the Colonic Mucosal-Luminal Interface Microbiome. Genome Medicine. doi:10.1186/s13073-022-01099-7
  5. Liping Shen, Wei Zhang, Yi Yuan et al. (2022). Shen 2022 — Vaginal Microecological Characteristics of Women in Different Physiological and Pathological Periods. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.959793
  6. Matteo Bronzini, Alessandro Maglione, Rachele Rosso et al. (2023). Feeding the gut microbiome: impact on multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Immunology. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1176016

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