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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Mycoplasmataceae —bacteria that lackcell walls .
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Examples
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Gene expression in mycoplasma negative and positive THP-1 cells stimulated with LPS or Mycoplasma negative (Myco −) and positive (Myco +) THP-1 cells were stimulated either with
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ekaterina Zakharova et al. 2010
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"Mycoplasma is just one example of microorganisms with interesting and potentially useful properties," Hiratsuka told PhysOrg. com.
Incredible Motor Powered By Living Bacteria | Impact Lab 2006
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This company, Synthetic Genomics, I'm involved with, created the first full synthetic genome for a little bug, a very primitive creature called Mycoplasma genitalium.
Barry Schuler: Genomics 101 Barry Schuler 2008
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This company, Synthetic Genomics, I'm involved with, created the first full synthetic genome for a little bug, a very primitive creature called Mycoplasma genitalium.
Barry Schuler: Genomics 101 Barry Schuler 2008
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This company, Synthetic Genomics, I'm involved with, created the first full synthetic genome for a little bug, a very primitive creature called Mycoplasma genitalium.
Barry Schuler: Genomics 101 Barry Schuler 2008
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Atypical bacterial microorganisms, such as Mycoplasma and Chlamydia usually occur in children between the ages of five and 15 years while the incidence of viral infections typically decreases with age
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Tim Lynch et al. 2010
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The object of interest for the purpose of this blog entry is an organism known as Mycoplasma genitalium.
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With a genome size of ~580 kb and approximately 480 protein coding regions, Mycoplasma genitalium is one of the smallest known self-replicating organisms and, additionally, has extremely fastidious nutrient requirements.
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One Microbe as a Group of 200 Protein Machines is a New York Times article discussing protein complexes of the organism Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
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And Craig Venter said, "Let the lab bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let Mycoplasma mycoides multiply in the petri dish," and he saw that it was good …
Let There Be Life 2010
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