Mycoplasma sp. bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Mycoplasmas lack a true cell wall and so can vary considerably in shape. The

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Mycoplasma sp. bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Mycoplasmas lack a true cell wall and so can vary considerably in shape. They are pathogens and parasites. M. pneumoniae, for example, causes a type of pneumonia in humans.

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