The Following Is NOT Correct with Respect to the Mycoplasmas

question 25

Multiple Choice

The following is NOT correct with respect to the mycoplasmas:

• A) They have lost their cell wall and the S-layer through reductive evolution.
• B) Their cells maintain their shape through a type of cytoskeleton.
• C) When cultured on agar, their colonies have a "fried-egg" shape.
• D) They are parasites of all kinds of multicellular organisms.
• E) They have some of the largest bacterial genomes.

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