Microbiology - Bacteria Morphology - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Bacteria Morphology - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
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Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin?
Discussion:
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Akello Lucy said:
1 year ago
Thanks everyone for discussing the answer clearly to understand.
Sonali Mahato said:
4 years ago
Mycoplasmas is the correct answer.
Because penicillin inhibits the cell wall synthesis process and thus effective for killing those bacterial species having cell wall but it is resistant to Mycoplasmas as Mycoplasmas lack cell wall.
Because penicillin inhibits the cell wall synthesis process and thus effective for killing those bacterial species having cell wall but it is resistant to Mycoplasmas as Mycoplasmas lack cell wall.
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Simon kadyanji said:
5 years ago
Because penicillin act on peptidoglycan while mycoplasma lack of it.
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Sree said:
6 years ago
Mycoplasma lack Cell Wall penicilin kill bacteria by inhibiting transpeptidation. A crucial step for cell wall formation therefore, no way of working of penicilian lack of the cell wall in mycoplasma also give it another important charecteristics changing of shape. That's called pleomorphic in nature.
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Mulaw said:
6 years ago
Because these bacteria lack peptidoglycan layer. So, their cell wall which covalently binds to another amino acid of the neighbouring chains hence no transpeptidase which catalyses the reaction. And the mode of action of penicillin is to inhibit the enzyme transpeptidase. So the Mycoplasma Bacteria's lack of cell wall and are resistance to pencillin.
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Munyagwa stephen said:
7 years ago
Why does it lack a cell wall?
Ahsanulla said:
8 years ago
There is no cell wall in mycoplasma due to which lack of PBP therefore antibiotic cannot bind.
Dikshasingla said:
9 years ago
Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane. Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. (they attack the cell wall by attaching PBPs).
Tomilola said:
9 years ago
Because it lacks peptidoglycan cell wall which covalently binds to another aminoacid of the neighbouring chains hence no transpeptidase which catalyses the reaction. And the mode of action of penicillin is to inhibit the enzyme transpeptidase. Hence why mycoplasma is resistant to penicillin?
Dhathri said:
10 years ago
It means if the there is no cell wall then no antibiotics act on it.
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