Acholeplasma laidlawii
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| Acholeplasma laidlawii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Acholeplasmatales |
| Family: | Acholeplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Acholeplasma |
| Species: | A. laidlawii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970[1] | |
Acholeplasma laidlawii are small bacteria which lack a cell wall.[2] Like other Acholeplasma and Mycoplasma, A. laidlawii has been identified as a common contaminant of growth media for cell culture.[3]
A. laidlawii was first isolated from sewage in London in 1936 and was named after its discoverer, Patrick Laidlaw.[4]
Genetics
A. laidlawii has a relatively small genome comprising 1.5Mbp. Additionally its genome has a low GC-content of just 31%.[2] The A. laidlawii genome has been sequenced.[2]