why mycoplasma are insensitive to antibiotics
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pneumoniae with antibiotics. All mycoplasmas lack a cell wall and, therefore, all are inherently resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).
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The lack of a cell wall in mycoplasmas makes them intrinsically resistant to β-lactams and to all antimicrobials that target the cell wall. M. pneumoniae is susceptible to macrolides and related antibiotics, tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones.
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