Mycoplasma Definition

mīkō-plăzmə
noun
Any of a class (Mollicutes) of bacteria that lack cell walls and may cause disease, esp. of the joints and lungs, in humans and domestic animals, or may be pathogenic for plants.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Mycoplasmataceae "” bacteria that lack cell walls.

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Other Word Forms of Mycoplasma

Noun

Singular:
mycoplasma
Plural:
mycoplasmas

Origin of Mycoplasma

  • New Latin genus name myco– plasma

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mycoplasma Sentence Examples

  • But in general, susceptibility to illness such as active mycoplasma does run through generations in a line of rats.

  • The disease has been linked to a variety of disease agents, including parvovirus B19, HIV infection, measles, influenza viruses, rotaviruses, adenoviruses, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

  • Viral pneumonias and mycoplasma pneumonias do not result in consolidation.

  • Bacterial and viral pneumonia occur mostly in winter months, while mycoplasma pneumonia is more common in summer and fall.

  • Pneumonia in older children and young adults is often caused by the bacteria-like Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the cause of pneumonia that is often called "walking" pneumonia.

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Words Starting With

MMYMYC

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AMASMA

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