Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Classification
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Narrower headings
- Mycoplasma agalactiae
- Mycoplasma arthritidis
- Mycoplasma bovigenitalium
- Mycoplasma bovis
- Mycoplasma capricolum
- Mycoplasma conjunctivae
- Mycoplasma dispar
- Mycoplasma fermentans
- Mycoplasma gallisepticum
- Mycoplasma genitalium
- Mycoplasma hominis
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis
- Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
- Mycoplasma iowae
- Mycoplasma meleagridis
- Mycoplasma mycoides
- Mycoplasma orale
- Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
- Mycoplasma penetrans
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Mycoplasma pulmonis
- Mycoplasma salivarium
- Mycoplasma synoviae
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Eperythrozoon
- Haemobartonella
- Mycoplasma putrefaciens
- PPLO
- Pleuropneumonia Like Organisms
- Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms
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Aspects Covered
15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infection = MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS
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History Note
1963; for HAEMOBARTONELLA use ANAPLASMATACEAE 1980-2003
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NLM Classification
QW 143
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mycoplasma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009174. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009174
- Mycoplasma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma
- Mycoplasma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210975