Please explain the structure of cell wall in mycoplasma .

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Mycoplasmas also known as pleuro pneumonia likeorganisms  are the smallest and simplest self-replicating bacteria.
The mycoplasma cell contains fewer set of organelles essential for growth and replication:
1. a plasma membrane - Outer covering of cell
2.  ribosomes, - help in protein synthesis
3. genome consisting of a double-stranded circular DNA molecule .

They are devoid og membrane bound organelles and cell wall.

Structure of Mycoplasma cell. the bacterium is the causative agent of sexually transmitted diseases, pneumoniae, atypical pneumonia and other respiratory disorders. unaffected by many antibiotics. Image Credit: Designua / Shutterstock

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There was a mistake in the question...i meant to say the structure of cell membrane
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