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Answer for the clue "Can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection ", 10 letters:
mycoplasma

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the smallest self-reproducing prokaryote; lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any infectious bacterium of the genus ''Mycoplasma'', often specifically (taxlink Mycoplasma pneumoniae species noshow=1)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membrane . Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. They can be parasitic ...