Biological Features Structure and chemical composition Developmental cycle Staining properties Antigens Growth and metabolism Characteristics of host-parasite- relationship Classification
Mycoplasmas a group of the smallest organisms that can be free living in nature, Pass bacterial filter and also grow on laboratory media. More than 80 species, belong to Mycoplasmatales of mollicute. 3 families can be divided:
General introduction Gram-negative, obligate intracellular coccobacilli bacteria that infect mammals and arthropods Rickettsiae are transmitted in the arthropods, which serves as both vector and reservior Both dna and rna Is sensitive to antibiotic
MYCOBACTERIUM THIS GENUS IS COMPOSED OF. Strictly aerobic, acid-fast rods, does not Stain well (gram stain indeterminant) DNA has high g+c content, unique cell wall, Mycolic acid carbon chain length c60 Relatively slow growth(two groups) A. RAPID GROWERS (Visible colonies in <5 days B SLOW GROWERS (Visible colonies in 5 days)
Biological Features Aerobic, Gram, noncapsulated, rods Gray-black colonies on tellurite亚碲酸盐 medium o Metachromatic granules Chinese-letter morphology in Gram stain