| mycological typing techniques | Procedures for identifying types and strains of fungi. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mycologist | One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mycology | <study> The scientific study of fungi. (09 Oct 1997) |
| mycomelic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency. Origin: Gr. (spirious) mucus (L. Mucus) + honey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mycomycin | This antibiotic is used totreat tuberculosis (killsMycobacterium tuberculosis). (09 Oct 1997) |
| mycomyringitis | An obsolete term denoting an inflammation of the membrana tympani caused by the presence of Aspergillus or other fungus. Synonym: myringomycosis. Origin: myco-+ Mod. L. Myringa, drum-membrane, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycophage | A virus, the host of which is a fungus, in contradistinction to a bacteriophage, the host of which is a bacterium. See: mycovirus. Origin: myco-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycophenolic acid | <chemical> An antibiotic substance produced by penicillium brevi-compactum; p. Stoloniferum and related species. It is used as antineoplastic agent. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic. Chemical name: 4-Hexenoic acid, 6-(1,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-isobenzofuranyl)-4-methyl-, (E)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycoplasma | Prokaryotic microorganisms lacking cell walls and therefore resistant to many antibiotics. Formerly known as pleuro pneumonia like organisms (PPLO). A causative agent of pneumonia in humans and some domestic animals, is Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Troublesome contaminants of animal cell cultures, in which they may grow attached or close to cell surfaces, subtly altering properties of the cells, but escaping detection unless specifically monitored. Similar organisms, spiroplasms cause various diseases in plants. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Mycoplasma agalactiae | A bacterial species causing contagious agalactia of sheep and goats, a common disease in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma buccale | A bacterial species which is an infrequent parasitic inhabitant of the human oropharynx; it is the predominant mycoplasma in the oropharynx of nonhuman primates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma conjunctivae subsp. ovis | A bacterial subspecies associated with pinkeye of sheep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mycoplasma faucium | A species which is a rare member of the normal flora of the human oropharynx; it is occasionally found in the oropharynx of nonhuman primates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycoplasma fermentans | A species of the genus mycoplasma, originally isolated infrequently from the lower genital tract of humans, and possessing uncertain pathogenicity. The incognitus strain of m. Fermentans has been identified in necrotizing lesions of multiple organs from aids and non-aids patients dying of an acute influenza-like disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycoplasma gallisepticum | A bacterial species causing chronic respiratory disease of chickens and infectious sinusitis of turkeys. (05 Mar 2000) |