Mycoplasmoidales is an order of bacteria in the class

Mollicutes Mollicutes is a class of bacteria distinguished by the absence of a cell wall and its peptidoglycan. The word "Mollicutes" is derived from the Latin ' (meaning "soft" or "pliable"), and ' (meaning "skin"). Individuals are very small, typically on ...

. The order consists of the families

Mycoplasmoidaceae Mycoplasmoidaceae is a family of bacteria under the order Mycoplasmoidales. It contains the genera '' Eperythrozoon'', '' Malacoplasma'', '' Mycoplasmoides'', and ''Ureaplasma''. Members infect animals, including humans. Before 2018, they were k ...

(formerly the "pneumoniae" group) and Metamycoplasmataceae (formerly the "hominis" group). It includes most human pathogens formerly classified in the genus ''

Mycoplasma ''Mycoplasma'' is a genus of bacteria that, like the other members of the class ''Mollicutes'', lack a cell wall, and its peptidoglycan, around their cell membrane. The absence of peptidoglycan makes them naturally resistant to antibiotics ...

''.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the naming and taxonomy of prokaryotes, following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the International Code of Nomenclatu ...

(LPSN) and

National Center for Biotechnology Information The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The NCBI is lo ...

(NCBI).

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q123359009 Mollicutes Bacteria orders