The genetic relation between Mycoplasma hominis and other Mycoplasma species.
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.
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