Free accessResearch articleFirst published online 1967-4
The Relationship Between A Rodent Mycoplasma,Mycoplasma Pulmonis,and Certain Mycoplasmas Isolated From Tissue Cultures Inoculated with Material from Patients With Leukaemia
The relationship between Negroni and strain 880 mycoplasmas, isolated from tissue cultures inoculated with material from leukaemic patients, and a rodent pathogen, Mycoplasma polmonis, were studied in detail. The close relationship previously reported between these strains was confirmed but some serological differences were noted. The importance of these differences in the classification of the organisms is discussed.
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