Mycoplasmoidaceae

Mycoplasmoidaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Mycoplasmatota
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Mycoplasmoidales
Family: Mycoplasmoidaceae
Gupta et al. 2018

Mycoplasmoidaceae is a family of bacteria under the order Mycoplasmoidales. It contains the genera Eperythrozoon, Malacoplasma, Mycoplasmoides, and Ureaplasma. Members infect animals, including humans. Before 2018, they were known as the "pneumoniae group" of Mycoplasma. Many species are sexually transmitted and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

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