Mycoplasmataceae
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| Order: | Mycoplasmatales
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| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae Freundt 1955
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Candidatus Hepatoplasma | |
The Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria[1] in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family comprises the species Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.
In 1967 the Order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes. [2]
References
- ^ E.A. Freundt The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales) International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1955, 5, 67-78.] (See page 73)
- ^ D.G. Edward, E.A. Freundt Proposal for Mollicutes as name of the class established for the order Mycoplasmatales Int J Syst Bacteriol 1967 17: 269-272.