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

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