Mycoplasma vs L-form

This question is asked sometime as short-note and very difficult to find so I have collected info and made this…..

Mycoplasma: Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membrane.

Mycoplasma

L-form of Bacteria

Due to absence of cell wall

Due to loss of cell wall, bacteria becomes l-form

Biochemical and antigenic property of its own

Retains parent bacterial properties

filterable

Non- filterable

Minimum reproductive unit 125-250nm

Minimum reproductive unit 600nm (larger)

Sterols are required for growth

Not required

Pathogenic

Nonpathogenic

Eg. - Streptococcus

L-form: L-form bacteria, also known as L-phase bacteria, L-phase variants, and cell wall-deficient (CWD) bacteria, are strains of bacteria that lack cell walls.

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