Mollicutes

1975Dr. E. Arum; Dr. N. JacobsThis photograph depicts a number of Gram-negative Mycoplasma hominis, and T-strain Mycoplasma isolates, which had been grown on agar medium,Members of the genus Mycoplasma lack a cell wall, and are therefore, difficult to treat with many antibiotics, which have a negative affect on bacterial cell-wall synthesis such as penicillin.

This photograph depicted the results of a metabolic inhibition (MI) test, which compared the relatedness of Mycoplasma hominis, strain W2, to that of other, unidentified strains of M. hominis.Created: 1973

These are Mycoplasma broth tubes containing Mycoplasma hominis broth showing color changes.Created: 1975

This photograph depicted the results of a metabolic inhibition (MI) test, which compared the relatedness of Mycoplasma hominis, strain 132, to that of other, unidentified strains of M. hominis.Created: 1973

These are Mycoplasma broth tubes containing T-strain broth showing color changes.Created: 1975

This photograph depicted the results of a metabolic inhibition (MI) test, which compared the relatedness of Mycoplasma hominis, strain 4195, to that of other, unidentified strains of M. hominis.Created: 1973