[Acholeplasma laidlawii--a pathogenic or apathogenic species?]

The question is discussed, whether Acholeplasma laidlawii is a pathogenic or apathogenic species. Studies have shown that it is a species of potential pathogenicity, however, with virulence properties differing greatly by strains. Nothing so far has become known of contributive factors which might be needed for an infectious disease to develop.