Mycoplasmataceae

Mycoplasmataceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Tenericutes
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Mycoplasmatales
Family: Mycoplasmataceae
Freundt 1955
Genera

Candidatus Hepatoplasma
Mycoplasma
Ureaplasma

The Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria [1] in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family comprises the species Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.

In 1967 the Order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes.[2]

References

  1. ^ E.A. Freundt The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales) International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1955, 5, 67-78.] (See page 73)
  2. ^ D.G. Edward, E.A. Freundt Proposal for Mollicutes as name of the class established for the order Mycoplasmatales Int J Syst Bacteriol 1967 17: 269-272.