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“Mycoplasmas are most unusual self-replicating bacteria, possessing very small genomes, lacking cell wall components, requiring cholesterol for membrane function and growth, using UGA codon for tryptophan, passing through “bacterial-retaining” filters, and displaying genetic economy that requires a strict dependence on the host for nutrients and refuge.
In addition, many of the mycoplasmas pathogenic for […]
