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General Characters of Mycoplasma

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  • Mycoplasmas are non-motile (some forms show gliding movement) , unicellular, smallest ultra-microscopic prokaryotic organisms forming fried egg shaped colonies. The diameter of cell varies from 0. l um to 0.3um.
  • Mycoplasmas may be the simplest form of life capable of independent growth, reproduction and metabolism.
  • They are cell wall less hence, they exhibit pleomorphism so able to change their shape depending upon culture media and thus called as Joker of plant kingdom.
  • They may be rod like, ring like, globoid or filamentous. The filaments are of uniform diameter (100 - 300

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Reproduction in Mycoplasma

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  • Binary fission: Most common method of reproduction in Mycoplasma is binary fission.
  • It is a common form of replication in prokaryotes including many bacteria to produce a new offsprings.
  • Binary fission a method of asexual reproduction that involves splitting of a parent cell into two approximately equal parts.
  • This process is slow in mycoplasma.
  • The cell elongation takes place and genetic material DNA is repl…

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