Question

Write common characters of mycoplasma ?

Answer 1

1. Mycoplasma is without rigid cell wall. hence cancontort into broad range of shapes. from round to
   obÍong They are called as clones of animal kingdom.
2. They are unicellular, non-motile & smallest prokaryotes. They form colony which is like a fried egg.
3. They inhabit decaying material, excreta, soil, plants & animals.
4. They are parasitic / saprozoic.
5. They have both DNA & RNA but DNA is less than RNA.
6. They can easily ber cultured on non-cellular culturemedium but stero is are essential for their growth
7. Mcopiasma are Gram negative (G-)
8. The are not sensor to any enzyme, as they arc with out  wall  Hence, the remain unaffected by antibiotics
   like penicillin, vanconiycin, cephaloridine etc.