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Microbiology Bacteria 2e6be466

L-form is seen in -

A
Ricketsia
B
Chlamydia
C
Mycoplasma
D
H. pylori
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Mycoplasma o L-forms are seen in several species of bacteria, developing either spontaneouly or in presence of penicillin or other agents that interfere with cell wrall synthesis.o L-forms may be unstable in that the morphological abnormality' is maintained only in the presence of penicillin, or stable, w'hen the aberrant form becomes the permanent feature of the strain and is retained in serial subcultures.o L-form resemble mycoplasma and it is possible that mycoplasma represent stable L-forms of as yet unidentified parent bacteria.

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