Discussion Board
Online Tools and Resources
USOM in Social Media
Texts
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"Mycoplasmas and Related Organisms" in The Practical Handbook of Microbiology
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations' EOLSS Mycoplasmology Resources
Tools and Resources
Related Organizations
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The International Organization for Mycoplasmology
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​The IOM on Facebook
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The upcoming IOM Congress is in Brisbane, Australia July 2016
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American Society for Microbiology, Division G
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​The upcoming ASM Microbe meeting is in Boston, MA June 2016
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European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Study Group for Mycoplasma Infections​
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2015 Program
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International Research Programme for Comparative Mycoplasmology
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Australian Society for Microbiology, Division of Medical and Veterinary Microbiology, Special Interest Group for Mycoplasmatales
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International Committee for the Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee for the Taxonomy of Mollicutes
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The Mollicutes Collection of Cultures and Antisera
Funding Sources
USOM member laboratories are currently or previously funded by:
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The National Institutes of Health
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The National Science Foundation
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The United States Department of Agriculture
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Morris Animal Foundation
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Binational Agricultural Research Development Fund
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Department of Homeland Security
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March of Dimes
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American Lung Association
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United States Department of Defense
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United States Egg and Poultry Association
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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The Robert M. Fisher Foundation
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The Minnesota Pork Board
Schematic representation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae based on simultaneous transcriptomic, proteomic, and tomography studies in one of the first complete "systems biology" reports [Image: Kuhner et al., 2009]
Septic joint in a chicken with avian mycoplasmosis due to Mycoplasma synoviae [Image: Ferguson-Noel 2010]
Chest X-ray indicating "walking pneumonia" caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, in a human [Image: Lukesh Guglani]
House finch conjunctivitis caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum following a host jump from poultry serves as an excellent model for studying emerging infectious diseases [Image:Ley et al., 1997]
A colony of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri JCVIsyn1.0, the world's first synthetically created organism [Image: Gibson et al., 2010]
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, a feature of porcine respiratory disease complex, attaching to swine cilia to establish infection
[Image: F. C. Minion]
Ribosomal phylogram representing all 3 domains of life. The class Mollicutes (indicated) show the deepest branches, and appear to be among the most rapidly evolving living things [Image: M. May, via iTOL]
Scanning electron microscopy images of Mycoplasma amphoriforme in process of dividing, as indicated by multiple attachment organelles
[Image: Hatchel et al., 2006]
