Organisms

Mycoplasma genitalium

A species of gram-negative bacteria originally isolated from urethral specimens of patients with non-gonoccocal URETHRITIS. In primates it exists in parasitic association with ciliated EPITHELIAL CELLS in the genital and respiratory tracts.

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A species of gram-negative bacteria originally isolated from urethral specimens of patients with non-gonoccocal URETHRITIS. In primates it exists in parasitic association with ciliated EPITHELIAL CELLS in the genital and respiratory tracts.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS (IM)

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History Note

2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Mycoplasma (1981-2003)

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  1. B03w.440w.860w.580w.553w.553w.355w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mycoplasma genitalium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045704. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045704
  2. Mycoplasma genitalium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_genitalium
  3. Mycoplasma genitalium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930909