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Descriptor English: Mycoplasma penetrans
Descriptor Spanish: Mycoplasma penetrans
Descriptor Mycoplasma penetrans
Scope note: Especie de bacteria gramnegativa, facultativamente anaerobia. Este organismo muestra propiedades patobiológicas sorprendentes: se adhiere a superficies celulares, penetra profundamente dentro de las células, y se adhiere con vigor a los glóbulos rojos humanos y a los linfocitos humanos CD4+ y los monocitos. El M. penetrans se aisló por vez primera del tracto urogenital de pacientes con SIDA, y con gran frecuencia se detectan anticuerpos dirigidos contra él en pacientes infectados por VIH.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mycoplasma penetrans
Descriptor French: Mycoplasma penetrans
Tree number(s): B03.440.860.580.553.553.645
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018661
Scope note: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red blood cells and human CD4+ lymphocytes and monocytes. M. penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of patients with AIDS and high frequencies of antibodies to it are seen in HIV-infected patients.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mycoplasma (1992-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32122
Unique ID: D018661
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Mycoplasma penetrans - Preferred
Concept UI M0027959
Scope note A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red blood cells and human CD4+ lymphocytes and monocytes. M. penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of patients with AIDS and high frequencies of antibodies to it are seen in HIV-infected patients.
Preferred term Mycoplasma penetrans



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