Acholeplasma laidlawii
| Acholeplasma laidlawii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Division: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Acholeplasmatales |
| Family: | Acholeplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Acholeplasma |
| Binomial name | |
| Acholeplasma laidlawii | |
Acholeplasma laidlawii are small bacteria which lack a cell wall.[1] Like other Acholeplasma and Mycoplasma, A. laidlawii has been identified as a common contaminant of growth media for cell culture.[2]
History
A. laidlawii was first isolated from sewage in London in 1936 and was named after its discoverer, Patrick Laidlaw.[3]
Genetics
A. laidlawii has a relatively small genome comprising 1.5Mbp. Additionally its genome has a low GC-content of just 31%.[1] The A. laidlawii genome has been sequenced.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Lazarev VN; Levitskii SA; Basovskii YL; Chukin MM; Akopian TA; et al. (September 2011). "Complete genome and Proteome of Acholeplasma laidlawii". J. Bacteriol. 193 (18): 4943–4953. PMC 3165704. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Windsor HM; Windsor GD; Noordergraaf JH (March 2010). "The growth and long term survival of Acholeplasma laidlawii in media products used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing". Biologicals 38 (2): 204–210. PMID 20153666. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Laidlaw PP; Elford WJ (2 June 1936). "A New Group of Filterable Organisms". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 120 (818): 292–303. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
External Links
- Type strain of Acholeplasma laidlawii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
- A. laidlawii genome sequence from NCBI.
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