title: The genetic relation between Mycoplasma hominis and other Mycoplasma species.
abstract: Purified preparations of DNA from five Mycoplasma species of human origin, including Mycoplasma hominis, were analyzed for homology. In general, very low-level homology (less than 0.5%) was found, but two pairs of species showed greater homology: M. hominis and Mycoplasma salivarium were related by a 2.6% homology, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma genitalium (a proposed new species) were related by a 1.8% homology. These results indicate that the species involved are distinct but distantly related to each other.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial