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. 1979 Jul;25(1):11-5.
doi: 10.1128/iai.25.1.11-15.1979.

Interaction of Mycoplasma pneumoniae with alveolar macrophages: viability of adherent and ingested mycoplasmas

P Erb, W Bredt

Interaction of Mycoplasma pneumoniae with alveolar macrophages: viability of adherent and ingested mycoplasmas

P Erb et al. Infect Immun. 1979 Jul.

Abstract

Guinea pig peritoneal or alveolar macrophages were inoculated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells. Extracellular mycoplasms were killed by complement treatment, and the effect of macrophage action on the number of the remaining viable mycoplasmas was observed. The complement killing was to some extent inhibited by the presence of the macrophages, but the mechanism of this protection remains unknown. Opsonized mycoplasmas were ingested, and approximately 98% were killed within 4 h. The killing rate was somewhat lower than comparable data for bacteria, but lack of cell wall and high lipid content of the membrane apparently do not cause a significant delay in intracellular destruction.

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