Question

Mycoplasma are facultative anaerobes.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Mycoplasmas:

1. Mycoplasmas are mostly facultative anaerobic bacteria.
2. Mycoplasma bacteria are mostly aerobic, but in the absence of oxygen, mycoplasma may be switching to anaerobic pathways.
3. Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall.
4. Due to such characteristics in mycoplasma, they are resistant to many antibiotics like penicillin as they attack the cell wall.

Final answer: The given statement is true.