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Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of Mycoplasma fermentans strains isolated from different host tissues.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 1998
Campo L, Larocque P, La Malfa T, Blackburn W D, Watson H L
Abstract excerpt
A correlation was found between the expression of a specific Mycoplasma fermentans surface antigen (Pra, proteinase-resistant antigen) and the site of isolation of the organism from the infected host. Strains which expressed Pra were most frequently associated with cells of bone marrow origin, and strains which lacked expression of Pra were most commonly isolated from the respiratory tract, genital tract, and...
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