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Descriptor
English
:
Mycoplasma penetrans
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Spanish
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Mycoplasma penetrans
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Mycoplasma penetrans
Tree Number:
B03.440.860.580.553.553.645
Definition
English
:
A species of gram-negative, facultatively
anaerobic bacteria
. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red
blood cells
and human CD4+
lymphocytes
and
monocytes
. M. penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of
patients
with AIDS and high frequencies of
antibodies
to it are seen in HIV-infected
patients.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coord IM with
MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
32122
Unique Identifier:
D018661
Occurrence in VHL
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