Culture e Most aerobic, require 10%-20% human or animal serum added to basic nutrient media except Acholeplasma; typical colony show fried egg apperance. e Many species are part of the normal flora e these organisms are a frequent cell culture contaminant The organisms have limited biosynthetic abilities they require cholesterol for their cell membrane and can generate energy via the breakdown of arginine a Ureaplasma requires urea to produce an electrochemical gradient; urea is converted to ammonia to produce AtP
Culture Most aerobic; require 10%-20% human or animal serum added to basic nutrient media except Acholeplasma; typical colony show fried egg apperance. Many species are part of the normal flora These organisms are a frequent cell culture contaminant ▪ The organisms have limited biosynthetic abilities; they require cholesterol for their cell membrane and can generate energy via the breakdown of arginine ▪ Ureaplasma requires urea to produce an electrochemical gradient; urea is converted to ammonia to produce ATP
GENETICS e These bacteria have the smallest genome of any prokaryote( about 20% that of E coi) and the lowest C content (about 24%)
GENETICS These bacteria have the smallest genome of any prokaryote ( about 20% that of E. coli) and the lowest G C content (about 24%)