Acholeplasma laidlawii

Acholeplasma laidlawii
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Mycoplasmatota
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Acholeplasmatales
Family: Acholeplasmataceae
Genus: Acholeplasma
Species:
A. laidlawii
Binomial name
Acholeplasma laidlawii
(Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970

Acholeplasma laidlawii are small bacteria which lack a cell wall. Like other Acholeplasma and Mycoplasma, A. laidlawii has been identified as a common contaminant of growth media for cell culture.