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Acholeplasma axanthum
Acholeplasma brassicae
Acholeplasma cavigenitalium
Acholeplasma equifetale
Acholeplasma granularum
Acholeplasma hippikon
Acholeplasma laidlawii
Acholeplasma modicum
Acholeplasma morum
Acholeplasma multilocale
Acholeplasma oculi
Acholeplasma palmae
Acholeplasma parvum
Acholeplasma pleciae
Acholeplasma vituli
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Acholeplasma are wall-less bacteria in the Mollicutes class. They include saprophytic and parasitic or pathogenic species. There are 15 recognised species. The G+C content varies from 26 - 36% (mol%), this is considered low. The genome size ranges from 1.5 to 1.65 Gbp. Cholesterol is not required for growth. The species are found on animals, and some plants and insects. The optimum growth temperature is 30 to 37 degrees Celsius.
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