Rank: Species
Lineage: Bacteria;Tenericutes;Mollicutes;Mycoplasmatales;Mycoplasmataceae;Mycoplasma;Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Description: Mycoplasma. This genus currently comprises more than 120 obligate parasitic species found in a wide spectrum of hosts, including humans, animals, insects and plants. The primary habitats of human and animal mycoplasmas are mucous membranes of the respiratory and urogenital tracts, eyes, mammary glands and the joints. Infection that proceeds through attachment of the bacteria to the host cell via specialized surface proteins, adhesins, and subsequent invasion, results in prolonged intracellular persistence that may cause let... More >>
Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Mycoplasma%20pneumoniae