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. 1979 Oct 19;206(4416):349-51.
doi: 10.1126/science.113877.

Ciliary membrane alterations occurring in experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Ciliary membrane alterations occurring in experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

J L Carson et al. Science. .

Abstract

Experimental infection of hamster ciliated tracheal epithelium in organ culture with virulent Mycoplasma pneumoniae resulted in the deterioration o ciliary necklaces and an altered distribution of membrane-associated particles on the shafts of the affected cilia. To our knowledge that is the first report of an altered disposition of ciliary membrane-associated particles in response to a specific infectious agent.

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