phytoplasma

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Synonyms: phytoplasm, phytoplasmic, kytoplasma, phytoplasmas

Antonyms: phytoplasm, phytoplasmic, kytoplasma, phytoplasmas

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Noun

1. Any of various [[specialized]] [[bacteria]] that are [[obligate]] [[parasite]]s of plant [[phloem]] tissue and of some [[insect]]s, characterized by the lack of a [[cell wall]], a [[pleiomorphic]] or [[filamentous]] shape (normally with a [[diameter]] of less than one [[micrometer]]), and their very small [[genome]]s.

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