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Biology of the Mycoplasmas

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Mycoplasma Infection of Cell Cultures

Part of the book series: Cellular Senescence and Somatic Cell Genetics ((CSSCG,volume 3))

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There are, in my opinion, three major milestones in the current history of the mycoplasmas. The first concerns the recovery and description of the first organism in this group in 1898 (1), later to be designated Mycoplasma mycoides and shown to be the etiologic agent of contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia. The second involves the recognition (2) and subsequent cultivation (3) of the etiologic agent of primary atypical pneumonia (4). This organism, designated Mycoplasma pneumoniae, became the first mycoplasma shown to be pathogenic for man. Finally, the third event concerns recent observations that a group of helical, motile mycoplasmas, termed spiroplasmas (5), exist in nature as plant and insect pathogens (6-8), and possess capabilities of provoking disease in vertebrate hosts (9).

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Tully, J.G. (1978). Biology of the Mycoplasmas. In: McGarrity, G.J., Murphy, D.G., Nichols, W.W. (eds) Mycoplasma Infection of Cell Cultures. Cellular Senescence and Somatic Cell Genetics, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9874-5_1

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