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- noun Any
bacterium , of the classMollicutes , that lacks acell wall
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Examples
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This change, however, caused the reappearance of mollicute contamination.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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As a result, the incidence of mollicute contamination increased significantly and created heretofore unseen problems for the biotechnology industry.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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This resulted in the only somewhat successful use of 0.1 µm rated membrane filters to separate the potential mollicute contaminants.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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