Mycoplasmataceae

Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that, like the other members of the class Mollicutes, lack a cell wall (peptidoglycan) around their cell membrane. The absence of peptidoglycan makes them naturally resistant to antibiotics such as the beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. They can be parasitic or saprotrophic.

Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of Mycoplasma and four more genera.