RT Book, Section
A1 Mcmillan, Julia A.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7026982
T1 Chapter 273. Mycoplasma Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7026982
RD 2024/04/20
AB Mycoplasma  are  bacteria  that  make  up  one  genus  of  a  special  class  called  Mollicutes.  The  class  contains  both  pathogenic  and  commensal  species  found  in  plants  and  animals.  They  are  the  smallest  known  microorganisms  (0.2  μm)  able  to  replicate  in  culture  media.  For  instance,  the  Mycoplasmapneumoniae  genome  is  816,394  base  pairs,  approximately  one  sixth  that  of  the  common  bacterium  Escherichia  coli.  Precursor  substances  (eg,  peptides,  native  proteins,  cholesterol)  are  required  for  growth  in  vitro.