Question

What disease is caused by mycoplasma?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a type of “atypical” bacteria that commonly causes mild infections of the respiratory system. In fact, pneumonia caused by M. pneumoniae is sometimes referred to as “walking pneumonia” since symptoms tend to be milder than pneumonia caused by other germs.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

ANSWER :-

Mycoplasma causes an array of several different diseases across several different species. The diseases caused are as follows-

• In human beings, diseases caused by mycoplasma are-

1. Mycoplasma hominis causes pleuropneumonia, infertility in man and inflammation in genitals.
2. Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes primary atypical pneumonia (pap).
3. Mycoplasma also causes arthritis, respiratory infections and rheumatism.

• In plants, diseases caused by mycoplasma are-

1. London sewage disease in brinjal and tomato.
2. Little leaf of brinjal.
3. Large big bud in tomato.
4. Clover leaf.
5. Bunchy top of papaya.
6. Maize stunt.
7. Mulberry dwarf.
8. Aster yellows.
9. Potato witch's broom, etc.

Extra Information-

• Mycoplasma are insensitive to penicillin.

• Mycoplasma can be killed by using the following antibiotics-

1. Chloramphenicol
2. Streptomycin
3. Erythromycin