Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a very small cell wall-less bacterium in the class Mollicutes. It is a human pathogen that causes the disease mycoplasma pneumonia, a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia related to cold agglutinin disease. M. pneumoniae is characterized by the absence of a peptidoglycan cell wall and resulting resistance to many antibacterial agents. The persistence of M. pneumoniae infections even after treatment is associated with its ability to mimic host cell surface composition.
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
Class: | Mollicutes |
Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
Genus: | Mycoplasma |
Species: | M. pneumoniae |
Binomial name | |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al., 1963 | |
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