Mycoplasmas: Sophisticated, Reemerging, and Burdened by Their Notoriety
Mycoplasmas are most unusual self-replicating bacteria, possessing very small genomes, lacking cell wall components, requiring cholesterol for membrane function and growth, using UGA codon for tryptophan, passing through "bacterial-retaining" filters, and displaying genetic economy that re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1997-03-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/1/97-0103_article |