Mycoplasmataceae
| Mycoplasmataceae | |
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| Mycoplasma growth on Hayflick agar from a bovine mastitis infection sample | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae Freundt, 1955 |
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Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of Mycoplasma and four more genera.
In 1967, the order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes. Sexually transmitted species and Ureaplasma are classified in Mycoplasmoidaceae since 2018.