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Which of the following statement about Mycoplasma is true:

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They are smallest, disease causing thin walled organisms
b
They differ from viruses in being cellular in organization
c
Insensitive to several antibiotics as they have 80S ribosomes
d
They cannot survive without photosynthetic pigments and genetic material

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Correct option is B

Mycoplasmas do not have cell wall but have cellular organisation. They are insensitive to certain antibiotics like penicillin but not to all. They can survive without photosynthetic pigments as they are parasites. They have DNA as genetic material.


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