Mesoplasma florum
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Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Mollicutes; Entomoplasmatales; Entomoplasmataceae; Mesoplasma
Species
Mesoplasma florum
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Description and significance
Mesoplasma florum is a Mycoplasma species, which come from the bacteria Mollicutes. Mollicutes do not have a cell wall and are parasitic. Mycoplasma which come from the class of Mollicutes, are characteristically small, as well as self-replicating. Mesoplasma florum are a species of Mycoplasma, however Mesoplasma florum are not parasitic and are non-motile, unlike Mycoplasma.