Poultry mycoplasmas: sophisticated pathogens in simple guise

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Mycoplasmas are a genus within the class Mollicutes (trivial name mollicutes), which are the smallest known prokaryotes capable of self-replication. They have a very small genome, and have evolved to this 'minimalist' status by losing non-essential genes, including those involved in cell wall synthesis. The mollicutes exploit their limited genetic material to the maximum and many are successful pathogens in man,...

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