Mycoplasma buccale
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| Mycoplasma buccale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Mycoplasma |
| Species: | M. buccale |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycoplasma buccale Freundt et al. 1974 | |
Mycoplasma buccale is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. This genus of bacteria lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane.[1] Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. Mycoplasma are the smallest bacterial cells yet discovered,[2] can survive without oxygen and are typically about 0. 1 μm in diameter.
It was first described in 1974 and is considered a rare inhabitant of humans.[3][4] The type strain is strain ATCC 23636 = CIP 105530 = IFO (now NBRC) 14851 = NCTC 10136.[5] This species is noted for its ability to recover from the damaging effects of UV light, which usually is fatal to other mycoplasma species tested.[6]
