Identifier |
wh_ch52_p2919_2 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Creator |
M. Tariq Bhatti, MD |
Affiliation |
Duke Health |
Subject |
Infectious Diseases; Mycoplasma; Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Description |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton agent) possesses most of the properties commonly ascribed to the mycoplasmas, except that it is somewhat more motile and is not a facultative anaerobe. M. pneumoniae colonies grown on agar have a ""mulberry"" appearance rather than the characteristic ""fried egg"" appearance seen with other mycoplasmas. The organism tends to be filamentous in vivo, measuring about 200 nm in length and 10 nm in width. At one end of the organism is an electron-dense core, termed the tip organelle, that is the attachment site to host cells. Densely clustered at the tip organelle is a 168,000 Dalton protein (P1), associated with a 30,000 Dalton protein (P30). The major adhesion molecule is the P1 protein, with the P30 protein assisting in cytadherence, in addition to contributing to cell development. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s60039h3 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
185651 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60039h3 |