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Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?

  1. A
    Pseudomonas
  2. B
    Mycoplasma
  3. C
    Nostoc
  4. D
    Bacillus

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Mycoplasmas are the smallest known living organisms ( to ). They lack a cell wall, which makes them pleomorphic and naturally resistant to antibiotics like penicillin that target cell wall synthesis. They can survive in anaerobic conditions and are pathogenic.

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Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?
A
Pseudomonas
B
Mycoplasma
C
Nostoc
D
Bacillus

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