Mycoplasmas are a specific and unique species of bacteria – the smallest free-living organism known on the planet. The primary differences between mycoplasmas and other bacteria is that bacteria have a solid cell-wall structure and they can grow in the simplest culture media. Mycoplasmas […]
“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 […]
