Question

Mycoplasma are facultative anaerobes.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Mycoplasma are mostly facultative anaerobic bacteria except M. pneumoniae. They are usually aerobic but in absence of oxygen, they switch to the anaerobic pathway. They lack the cell wall. Due to this characteristics, they are resistant to many antibiotics like penicillin as it attacks the cell wall.

Thus, the correct answer is 'True.'