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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 639

Q639

Mycoplasma organisms are pleomorphic in nature due to

A.
Absence of cell wall
B.
Absence of rigid cell wall
Answer
C.
Small in size
D.
Species specific in nature

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Mycoplasma organisms are pleomorphic due to absence of rigid cell walls.
Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membranes. Peptidoglycan (murein) is absent. This characteristic makes them naturally resistant to antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. They can be parasitic or saprotrophic.
Due to the absence of cell walls these organisms can change their shape and are pleomorphic as they cannot be identified as rods, cocci or spirochetes.