Mollicutes

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:antibioticResistance resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics
gptkbp:causesDisease urethritis
atypical pneumonia
animal arthritis
plant yellows
gptkbp:cell_membrane contains sterols
gptkbp:cell_size 0.2–0.3 μm
gptkbp:characteristic small genome
lack cell wall
pleomorphic shape
gptkbp:discoveredBy Edoardo Maragliano
gptkbp:division Tenericutes (historically)
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:etymology from Latin 'mollis' (soft) and 'cutis' (skin)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1960
gptkbp:genomeSize very small
gptkbp:habitat host-associated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mollicutes
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Mycoplasma
gptkb:Spiroplasma
Acholeplasma
Phytoplasma
Ureaplasma
gptkbp:motility some species are motile
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Mycoplasma_pneumoniae
Spiroplasma citri
Acholeplasma laidlawii
Phytoplasma spp.
Ureaplasma urealyticum
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement facultative anaerobes
aerobes
gptkbp:pathogenicTo animals
humans
plants
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mycoplasmatota
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mycoplasma
gptkb:Tenericutes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7