Abstract
We isolated a Mycoplasma hominis-like mycoplasma from a stock culture of Chlamydia pneumoniae TW-183 obtained from the American Type Culture Collection and eradicated the contaminant by treating the stock suspension with a nonionic detergent, Igepal CA-630. The M. hominis-like mycoplasma neither inhibits nor enhances the infectivity of C. pneumoniae for HEp-2 cells.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / drug effects
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / growth & development*
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / pathogenicity
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Detergents / pharmacology
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Humans
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Mycoplasma hominis / drug effects
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Mycoplasma hominis / growth & development*
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Octoxynol
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Polyethylene Glycols / pharmacology
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
Substances
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Detergents
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Polyethylene Glycols
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Octoxynol
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Nonidet P-40