Mycoplasma

Synonyms

Eperythrozoon

Haemobartonella

Mycoplasma putrefaciens

PPLO

Pleuropneumonia Like Organisms

Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms

A genus of gram-negative, mostly facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family MYCOPLASMATACEAE. The cells are bounded by a PLASMA MEMBRANE and lack a true CELL WALL. Its organisms are pathogens found on the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of humans, ANIMALS, and BIRDS.