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On 26 Oct 1996, Umnarj Paeratakul wrote:
>> First let me point out that Mycoplasma is not the
> same as Mycobacterium.
>>> In plain language, mycoplasma is a name we call
> a group of bacteria that has no cell wall ( that
> other normal bacteria have ). These bugs are
> born naturally without cell wall.
>> You can manipulate a normal bacteria, so that
> its cell wall is removed. These wall-less
> bacteria are called "L-forms".
>> Mycobacterium is a name of another group of bacteria.
> These bugs have cell wall althought, a bit different
> than that of normal bacteria. It has a lot of fatty
> compounds in it. Some Mycobacterium can cause disease
> such as tuberculosis.
The fatty compounds are actually mycolic acids...these mycobacterium
are unique in that sense as few bacteria contain this kind of fatty
acid molecules in their cell walls..
Another point I will like to add is that they are differentiated
by a special staining technique called Acid-Fast Stain or
Ziehl-Neelsen Staining...
They will appear as pinkish red slender rods after staining with
concentrated carbol fuchsin, flaming the slide smear for 1-2
minutes and then counterstained with methylene blue...
> I think you should check out some basic book
on Microbiology. I found that Tortora, Funk, and Case
> Microbiology is a good start.
I also recommend any further detailed info. to be obtained
from the Bergey's Manual Of Systematic Bacteriology...
Think the newest edition is the 8th one..
