After examining a patient with a neurological disorder that interferes with walking, a neurologist determines that a Mycoplasma bacterium is causing the destruction of the myelin sheath around the axons in the patient's peripheral nerves.What specific cell type is affected in this patient?
A) Oligodendrocytes
B) Astrocytes
C) Neurons of the peripheral nervous system
D) Schwann cells
E) Microglia

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Schwann cells are responsible for producing myelin in the peripheral nervous system, so if a Mycoplasma bacterium is causing destruction of the myelin sheath in the patient's peripheral nerves, it is likely that the Schwann cells are being affected.

After Examining a Patient with a Neurological Disorder That Interferes