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The smallest self-reproducing prokaryote
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mycoplasma
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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 ...
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n. the smallest self-reproducing prokaryote; lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
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n. Any infectious bacterium of the genus ''Mycoplasma'', often specifically (taxlink Mycoplasma pneumoniae species noshow=1)