Receptor for mycoplasma

The nature of mycoplasma receptor sites on erythrocytes or other mammalian cells has not been extensively investigated. Of seventeen mycoplasma serotypes investigated, four bind to putative sialic acid receptors (Manchee and Taylor-Robinson, 1969). Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum appear to attach to sialic acid receptors on the erythrocytes or tracheal epithelial cells. Pretreatment of 

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Lingwood, C. A., Quinn, P. A., Wilansky, S., Nutikka, A., Ruhnke, H. and Miller, R. B., Common sulfoglycolipid receptor for mycoplasma involved in infertility, Biol Reprod, 1990, 43 694-697. 

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