Question

What is PPLO (in biology)

Answer 1

Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms (PPLO) or mycoplasma belong to a group of bacteria which do not have a cell wall surrounding their cell membrane. Thus these organisms are immune to antibiotics which act against cell wall synthesis (e.g. penicillin). An example of a PPLO is Mycoplasma pneumoniae which is pathogenic to humans, affecting the respiratory system. 

Answer 2

Answer:

PPLO - a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans. pleuropneumonialike organism. mycoplasma - any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection.