Research Article
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 |
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