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- proper noun A taxonomic
class within thephylum Firmicutes —bacteria that lack acell wall .
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Mycoplasmas are members of the class Mollicutes, which means soft skin.
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Mollicutes contamination is recognized to be a critical issue for the cultivation of continuous cell lines.
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Theodore H. Meltzer, Ph. D. Mycoplasmas, Acholeplasmas, and Ureaplasmas all belong to the Mollicutes class-small prokaryotes that do not have a rigid cell wall.
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