Detection, Characterization, and Molecular Typing of Human Mycoplasma spp. from Major Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt

Table 1

Classification of the isolated Mycoplasma species into three groups according to biochemical tests.

Groups	Mycoplasma species	Number of isolates	Percentages among total isolates
Group I; Glucose positive; Arginine negative; Urea negative	M. pneumoniae	5	12.82%
Group II; Glucose negative; Arginine positive; Urea negative	M. hominis	6	15.38%
	M. orale	10	25.64%
	M. salivarium	10	25.64%
	M. buccale	7	17.95%
Group III; Glucose positive; Arginine positive; Urea negative	M. fermentans	1	2.56%
Total		39	100