| Mycoplasma laidlawii | An organism originally isolated from sewage, manure, humus, and soil, but recently found as a parasite in mammals and birds. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Mycoplasma meleagridis | A bacterial species causing air sacculitis in turkeys. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycoplasma mycoides | The aetiological agent of contagious pleuropneumonia (pleuropneumonia, contagious) of cattle and goats. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycoplasma neurolyticum | A bacterial species found in normal and diseased mice; causes "rolling disease." (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma orale | A species of Mycoplasma associated with the buccal and pharyngeal cavities of humans and animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycoplasma penetrans | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red blood cells and human CD4+ lymphocytes and monocytes. M. Penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of patients with aids and high frequencies of antibodies to it are seen in HIV-infected patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycoplasma pharyngis | A species occurring as a commensal in the human oropharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma salivarium | A species found in human saliva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma synoviae | A bacterial species found in the hock joint of a fowl; causes infectious synovitis in chickens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| T-mycoplasma | A microorganism that can infect peoples' bladders, ureaplasmas are similar to mycoplasmas. (09 Oct 1997) |
| acute interstitial pneumonia | A severe and usually fatal form of pneumonia occurring primarily in infants usually considered a form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alcoholic pneumonia | Pneumonia occurring in patient with alcoholism, usually after a period of intoxication with stupor, resulting in aspiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anthrax pneumonia | A form of anthrax acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; there is an initial chill followed by pain in the back and legs, rapid respiration, dyspnea, cough, fever, rapid pulse, and extreme cardiovascular collapse. Synonym: anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, rag-sorter's disease, wool-sorter's pneumonia, woolsorter's disease, wool-sorter's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex pneumonia | Apical pneumonia, pneumonia of the apex or apices. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aspiration pneumonia | <chest medicine> Refers to the inappropriate passage of food, water, stomach acid, vomit or another foreign material into the lungs. Aspiration, particularly involving gastric acid, will often result in a serious pneumonia. (27 Sep 1997) |