Mycoplasma species lack a typical cell wall, therefore they are intrinsically resistant to penicillin that interferes with peptidoglycan synthesis.
Mycoplasma species possess an intrinsic resistance to beta lactam antibiotics such as penicillin that target cell wall synthesis. This is because they lack a cell wall which is the target of penicillin.
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