Mesoplasma florum
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Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Mollicutes; Entomoplasmatales; Entomoplasmataceae; Mesoplasma
Species
Mesoplasma florum
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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 are characteristically small, as well as self-replicating. Although Mesoplasma florum are a species of Mycoplasma, Mesoplasma florum are not parasitic and are non-motile, unlike Mycoplasma. (1)
References
(1) Broad Institute: "Mesoplasma florum Project Information," Accessed August 19, 2007, <http://www.broad.mit.edu/annotation/microbes/mesoplasma_florum/background.html#what>
