Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a pathogenic species of bacteria responsible for up to two million cases of tracheobronchitis and atypical pneumonia every year, and also causes disease of the central nervous system and other anatomical sites. Although M. pneumoniae is unusual among bacteria because of its highly reduced genome and the absence of a cell wall, […]
C66: Isolation and Characterization of Mycoplasma penetrans from the Urine of Immunocompetent Urethritis Patients
Since the discovery in 1991 of the bacterium M. penetrans in immunocompromised patients, including HIV-positive patients, this organism has been described as a potential cofactor in AIDS, helping advance the progression of the disease (Lo et al., 1992, 1993), and unlikely to be able to infect immunocompetent individuals. However, the recent detection of M. penetrans […]
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