ISSN:
1572-9699
Keywords:
Mycoplasma salivarium
;
local Shwartzman reactivity
;
body weight-decreasing activity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Aqueous-phenol extracts of Mycoplasma salivarium ATCC 23064 cells (APM) showed demonstrable differences from lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) of Veillonella rodentium ATCC 17743. These were as follows: smaller amounts of amino sugars and an absence of 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate; local Shwartzman reactivity and body weight-decreasing activity, even though the activities were rather weak compared with those of LPSs. Therefore, phenol-water extractive components of Mycoplasma salivarium might be of pathogenic importance in mediating damaging effects on the periodontium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00422720
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