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Acholeplasmataceae
Medical Definition: | Gram-negative organisms including apparently free-living saprophytes as well as mammalian and avian parasites, and possibly pathogens. |
Guide Notes: | free-living saphrophytes & mammalian & avian parasites |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteria (1966-1974),Mycoplasmataceae (1975) |
Acholeplasma - A genus of gram-negative organisms including saprophytic and parasitic or pathogenic species. | |
Phytoplasma - A genus of minute bacteria in the family ACHOLEPLASMATACEAE that inhabit phloem sieve elements of infected PLANTS and cause symptoms such as yellowing, phyllody, and witches' brooms. Organisms lack a CELL WALL and thus are similar to MYCOPLASMA in animals. They are transmitted by over 100 species of INSECTS especially leafhoppers, planthoppers, and PSYLLIDS. |
Acholeplasmataceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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