The following statements are true with references to Mycoplasma except:
Ans. is 'b' i.e., They are obligate intracellular organisms.(Ref: Harrison, 19th/e, p. 1163; Ananthanarayan, 9th/e, p. 386)Obligate intracellular bacteria are: M leprae, Chlamydia, Rickettsiae, Coxiella burnetti, Pathogenic treponemes so cannot grow on artificial cell free culture media. Mycoplasma grows on artificial cell free culture media.
They are the smallest prokaryotic organisms that can grow in cell free culture media
They are obligate intracellular organisms
They lack a cell wall
They are resistant to Beta-lactam drugs
Bacteria