Polyamines in mycoplasmas and in mycoplasma-infected tumour cells [PDF]
Three out of four different mycoplasma strains analysed for the polyamine contents contained relatively high concentrations of putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine and spermine. In addition to ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17) activity, the mycoplasmas also exhibited comparable or higher lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) activity fully resistant to ...
L, Alhonen-Hongisto +3 more
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Haemotrophic Mycoplasma infection in horses [PDF]
Haemotrophic mycoplasmas (HM) are parasites on the surface of red blood cells and known to infect a wide range of animals. However, there are no previous evidences of HM infections in horses. In this study HM were detected for the first time in the blood of two horses suffering from poor performance, apathy, weight loss, and anaemia.
Dieckmann, S M +7 more
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: Urogenital mycoplasmas are bacteria that cause genito-urinary tract infections that may be initially asymptomatic but can progress and lead to severe complications and threaten reproductive health (vaginosis, salpingitis urethritis).
R. Ahouga Voufo +11 more
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Interaction between alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells during Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, as one of the most common pathogens, usually causes upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia in humans and animals. It accounts for 10% to 40% of community-acquired pneumonia in children. The alveolar epithelial cells (AECs)
Yazhi Xue, Mengyao Wang, Hongbing Han
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Extracellular Actin Is a Receptor for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, an agriculturally important porcine pathogen, disrupts the mucociliary escalator causing ciliostasis, loss of cilial function, and epithelial cell death within the porcine lung.
Benjamin B. A. Raymond +10 more
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Treatment of the Mycobacterium chelonae Infection after Fat Injection
For recent years, use of autologous fat injection has increased significantly in facial contouring surgery. Along with such increase in use, complications like atypical mycoplasma infection have been also on the increasing trend.
Seok-Kwun Kim +4 more
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Atypical Pneumonia - Screening in a Tertiary Care Centre [PDF]
Introduction: Pneumonia is one of the leading infectious causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Atypical respiratory pathogens account for 30 – 40% of these infections.
Aruna Dorairaj +2 more
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Percent positivity and phylogenetic analysis of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in commercial poultry from the different States of India [PDF]
Background and Aim: The Indian and global poultry industries suffer significant economic losses due to Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infections, which adversely affect egg production, hatchability, weight gain, and feed ...
Pranoti Giram +7 more
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Background Mycoplasma hominis is a fastidious micro-organism causing systemic infections in the neonate and genital infections in the adult. It can also be the cause of serious extra-genital infections, mainly in immunosuppressed or predisposed subjects.
Cotting Jacques +7 more
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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory M. pneumoniae infection in children
The article describes state-of-the-art knowledge regarding etiology, epidemiology, clinical features and diagnostic criteria for respiratory infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae).
A. L. Zaplatnikov +6 more
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