Question

What are the characteristics of mycoplasma? Give examples.

Answer 1

Mycoplasma:

Mycoplasma are a mollicute genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membranes.

Characteristics of mycoplasma:

1. Mycoplasma-like organisms (MLOs) or Pleuro pneumonia-like organisms (PPLOs) are also called Joker of the plant kingdom.
2. These are the smallest living cells that can survive without oxygen.
3. Most of them are pathogenic in animals and plants.
4. They lack a cell wall.
5. They can cause diseases in plants and animals.