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''Mycoplasma agassizii '' is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. This genus of bacteria lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane. Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. Mycoplasma are the smallest bacterial cells yet discovered, can survive without oxygen and are typically about 0. 1 µm in diameter. Cultures are available from the Mollicutes Culture Collection (Curators Dr. J.K. Davis and M.K. Davidson, University of Florida).〔 This mycoplasma species was originally isolated from a species of desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii which was named for by Louis Agassiz.〔 Since its discovery, it has been recovered from other species of tortoises: *Geochelone chilensis or Chaco tortoise *Geochelone pardalis or Leopard tortoise *Geochelone elegans or Indian star tortoise *Geochelone forstenii or Travancore tortoise *Geochelone sulcate or African spurred tortoise *Gopherus agassizii or desert tortoise *Gopherus polyphemus or Gopher tortoise *Indotestudo sp. or an Unnamed tortoise *Terrapene carolina bauri or Florida box turtle *Testudo graeca graeca or Spur-thighed tortoise *Testudo graeca ibera or Spur-thighed tortoise 〔 The type strain is PS6 = ATCC 700616 = CCUG 53180 and available from the Mollicutes Culture Collection, University of Florida. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mycoplasma agassizii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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