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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.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
- Images
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 - Figure 1. Colonies of Mycoplasma species (10x magnification) on ureaplasma differential agar (A7).
 - Figure 2. Mycoplasma colonies on plate growth from anaerobic bottle of joint fluid.
 - Figure 3. Mycoplasma growth from anaerobic bottle of joint fluid (4x magnification).
- Notes
- Figures 1 through 3 contributed by JiYeon Kim, MD, of the Department of Pathology and the Microbiology Laboratories of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
- Related Cases
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- References
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- National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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