Which of the following microorganism has sterol in the cell wall?
The mycoplasmas are cell wall-lacking bacteria that do not synthesize the precursors of peptidoglycan. A unique characteristic is that some genera require cholesterol for growth; unesterified cholesterol is a unique component of the membranes of both sterol-requiring and non-sterol-requiring species if present in the medium. Ref: Brooks G.F. (2013). Chapter 3. Classification of Bacteria. In G.F. Brooks (Ed), Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 26e.
Mycoplasma
Virus
Fungi
Protozoa