Infection and Immunity · 1978 · 27 citations · 13 references
Lung DepositionMycoplasma Pneumoniae InfectionEpithelial CellsMycoplasma PneumoniaeImmunologyHistopathologyPathologyMonolayer FormatCell CultureRespiratory InfectionInfectious Respiratory DiseaseMedicineCell BiologyClinical MicrobiologyCellular PhysiologyMatrikines
Hamster respiratory epithelial cells were cultured in a monolayer format, and 20% of the cells were ciliated. Mycoplasma pneumoniae attached to the epithelial cells in a neuraminidase-specific fashion and induced ciliostasis and cytonecrosis.
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