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Microbiology Members of the family Mycoplasmataceae are small pleomorphic bacteria that characteristically lack a cell wall. Shapes range from filamentous to spherical, with diameters up to 0.8 μm. The genus Ureaplasma is biochemically unique in that all members possess urease…
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge substantial use of material from this chapter in the previous edition. The use of medical devices has increased dramatically over recent decades, with significant impact on the quality and duration of life in affected patients. In…