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.