NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, pseudo-cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, metabolizes arginine with the subsequent
release of ammonia into the broth medium, resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins,
while tetracycline (adults only) and erythromycin are effective chemotherapeutic agents.
M. hominis is commensal in the urogenital flora of adults, but is an opportunistic
pathogen implicated in female genital infections and may also cause infections in
newborns, especially in those that are immunosuppressed.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycoplasma hominis.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping