Mycoplasma
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Mycoplasma
- Genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall
- Includes Mycoplasma pneumoniae (cause of atypical pneumonia), Mycoplasma genitalium (possible cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, and Mycoplasma phocacerebrale (cause of seal finger)
- Inherent resistance to any antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis, including beta-lactams, due to their lack of a cell wall