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Ureaplasma urealyticum
Definition 1
A species of irregularly shaped bacteria that does not contain a cell well in the phylum Tenericutes. This species is urease and acid phosphatase positive and hexokinase and catalase negative; sterols are required for growth. U. urealyticum resides in the genital flora of humans and may be a cause of urogenital infections. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Ureaplasma urealyticum. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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