Which of the following metabolizes arginine?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma hominis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
M. hominis metabolizes arginine, with the production of potentially cytotoxic amounts of ammonia. Ureaplasmas have been placed in a separate genus because of their unique urease activity; the metabolism of urea also produces ammonia.
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