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Mycoplasmataceae

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Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of Mycoplasma and four more genera.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumFirmicutes
  3. ClassBacilli
  4. OrderMycoplasmatales
  5. FamilyMycoplasmataceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded34,561

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • ''Mycoplasma''
  • Taxa infecting insects
  • Phylogeny
  • See also
  • References
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Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of Mycoplasma and four more genera.

In 1967, the order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes. Sexually transmitted species and Ureaplasma are classified in Mycoplasmoidaceae since 2018.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mycoplasmataceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.