Mycoplasma
"Mycoplasma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, mostly facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family MYCOPLASMATACEAE. The cells are bounded by a PLASMA MEMBRANE and lack a true CELL WALL. Its organisms are pathogens found on the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of humans, ANIMALS, and BIRDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009174
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.860.580.553.553
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycoplasma" by people in Profiles.
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Lalan SP, Warady BA, Blowey D, Waites KB, Selvarangan R. Mycoplasma edwardii peritonitis in a patient on maintenance peritoneal dialysis. Clin Nephrol. 2015 Jan; 83(1):45-8.