Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogens. By Leslie Taylor January, 2001. Mycoplasmas are a specific and unique species of bacteria - the smallest free-living organism known on the planet. The primary differences between mycoplasmas and other bacteria is that bacteria have a solid cell-wall structure and they can grow in the simplest culture media.
Definition of titanium. : a silvery-gray light strong metallic element obtained from ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys and combined in refractory materials, pigments, and coatings â see element table.
Titanium is a component of joint replacement parts, including hip ball and sockets. These may last for 20 years or so. Titanium is used in dental implants because it is able to osseointegrate (an unusual ability by which titanium fuses with bone tissue, perhaps through the titanium oxide layer on tianium metal).