Mycoplasmatota is aphylum ofbacteria that contains the classMollicutes. The phylum was originally named "Tenericutes" (tener cutis: soft skin).[5][4][6] Notable genera includeMycoplasma,Spiroplasma,Ureaplasma, andCandidatusPhytoplasma.[7] Moreover, it lacks a cell wall, it's cells and genome sizes are small, and has a lowguanine plus cytosine ratio. Due to being one of the smallest bacteria, animals are prone to a disease without showing any type of symptoms, thus serving as carriers and ultimately contribution to the spread of disease.
This phylum was first published as Tenericutes by Murray in an 1984 version ofBergey's Manual. It was republished in 2021 by Oren and Garrity under the revised Prokaryotic Code.
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^Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Whitman WB (2009). "Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes". In De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, Schleifer KH, Whitman WB (eds.).Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology(PDF). Vol. 3 (The Firmicutes) (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer–Verlag.ISBN978-0-387-95041-9.Archived 2010-09-21 at theWayback Machine
^Ramírez, Ana S.; Poveda, José B.; Dijkman, Remco; Poveda, Carlos; Suárez-Pérez, Alejandro; Rosales, Rubén S.; Feberwee, Anneke; Szostak, Michael P.; Ressel, Lorenzo; Viver, Tomeu; Calabuig, Pascual; Catania, Salvatore; Gobbo, Federica; Timofte, Dorina; Spergser, Joachim (2023-11-01). "Mycoplasma bradburyae sp. nov. isolated from the trachea of sea birds".Systematic and Applied Microbiology.46 (6) 126472.Bibcode:2023SyApM..4626472R.doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126472.PMID37839385.
