Mycoplasma Genitalium Is an Emerging Cause of Genital Tract Infections

Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging cause of genital tract infections in men and women worldwide. The organism was discovered and identified only in the early 1980s. Rising incidence and increasing resistance to antimicrobial medications are problematic. You are asked by your nursing professor to prepare a short presentation on this emerging disease. The questions that follow are those that you anticipate that being asked by your classmates.
-Select the False statement regarding Mycoplasma genitalium.

A) M. genitalium is flask- or bottle-shaped, with a terminal projection.
B) The organism is fastidious and has a slow generation time.
C) M. genitalium transmission is through direct mucosal contact.
D) This organism is classified as a psychrotroph or psychrophile.
E) M. genitalium acquires many nutrients from the host cell.