Mollicutes: NCBI 31969, [class]

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| "Paramycetes" Sabin 1941| Mollicutes| Mollicutes Edward and Freundt 1967| mycoplasmas| Mycoplasmas and walled relatives| Paramycetes

1. Commensal Microbiota:

   • Some Mollicutes, such as certain Mycoplasma species, are part of the normal microbiota in humans and animals. In these cases, they may coexist harmlessly with their hosts and contribute to the overall microbial balance.

2. Respiratory Infections:

   • Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common pathogenic species within Mollicutes and is a significant cause of atypical pneumonia. Mycoplasma respiratory infections can also lead to bronchitis and other respiratory conditions, especially in children and young adults.

3. Genital Infections:

   • Mycoplasma genitalium is another species within Mollicutes that can cause genital tract infections. It has been associated with conditions such as urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

4. Joint and Systemic Infections:

   • Some Mollicutes, including Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species, have been implicated in joint infections and systemic infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.

5. Autoimmune Associations:

   • Mycoplasma infections have been hypothesized to be associated with certain autoimmune conditions. While the exact nature of these associations is still an area of research, there is some evidence suggesting a potential link between Mycoplasma infections and autoimmune diseases.

6. Cell Culture Contaminants:

   • Some Mollicutes, particularly Mycoplasma, are known contaminants in cell cultures. Contamination with these bacteria can affect cell growth, metabolism, and experimental results, posing challenges in cell culture-based research.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

Legend

• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Mollicutes impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

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Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Mollicutes

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