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Immunology of Genital Mycoplasmal Infections

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The features that distinguish mycoplasmas, the smallest free-living micro-organisms, from bacteria, chlamydiae and viruses are shown in Table 7.1

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Taylor-Robinson, D. (1988). Immunology of Genital Mycoplasmal Infections. In: Wright, D.J.M. (eds) Immunology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Immunology and Medicine, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1255-7_7

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