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Mollicutes
Medical Definition: | A class of gram-negative bacteria consisting of cells bounded by a plasma membrane. Its organisms differ from other bacteria in that they are devoid of cell walls. It contains a single order, MYCOPLASMATALES. |
Guide Notes: | a class of bacteria; mollis = soft, cutis = skin, with ref to its pliable cell boundary; includes the MYCOPLASMATALES |
Acholeplasmataceae - Gram-negative organisms including apparently free-living saprophytes as well as mammalian and avian parasites, and possibly pathogens. | |
Entomoplasmataceae - A family of gram-negative, nonhelical, arthropod-associated bacteria in the order Entomoplasmatales. It is comprised of two genera: Entomoplasma and Mesoplasma. | |
Erysipelothrix - A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that has a tendency to form long filaments. Its organisms are widely distributed in nature and are parasitic on mammals, birds, and fish. | |
Mycoplasmatales - An order of highly pleomorphic, gram-negative bacteria including both pathogenic and saprophytic species. | |
Spiroplasmataceae - A family of gram-negative, helical bacteria in the order Entomoplasmatales, that require STEROLS for growth. |
Mollicutes Medical Definitions and Terms
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