Cross Index Acholeplasma
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria, Mycoplasmas (Mollicutes)
Compare Acholeplasma, Anaeroplasma, Asteroleplasma anaerobium, Mycoplasma, Spiroplasma,Ureaplasma
Contrast Archaea:Thermoplasma
Subset  

 

Morphology Acholeplasma
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram-negative
Morphology Cells spherical, with a minimum diameter of 300 nm, and filamentous, usually 2-5 um in length
Motility .. Nonmotile
Specialized structures Cells are bounded by a plasma membrane only. Generally more susceptible to lysis by osmotic shock at 37`C than other mycoplasmas
Division Modes of reproduction are as for the genus Mycoplasma..
COLONIAL  
Solid surface  
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Acholeplasma
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism  
Oxygen Facultative anaerobes, having a fermentative type of metabolism
pH  
Temperature  
Requirements  
Products  
Enzymes  
Unique features  
ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat  
Lifestyle  
Pathogenicity  
Distribution  

 

Genome Acholeplasma
G+C Mol %  
   

 

Reference Acholeplasma
First citation Edward,D.G.ff.and E.A. Freundt (1970) Amended nomenclature for strains related to Mycoplasma laidlawii J. Gen. Microbiol 62:1-2
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Systematatic p 775 J. G. Tully
Bergey's Determinative p 705
References