phytoplasmas

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A form of phytoplasma — Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, 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 genomes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of phytoplasma
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