| Literature DB >> 6801766 |
P C Hu, R M Cole, Y S Huang, J A Graham, D E Gardner, A M Collier, W A Clyde.
Abstract
Attachment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to host cell by means of a specialized terminus initiates infection. Monoclonal antibodies to a surface protein (Pl) inhibit this process, and react with a region of the tip covered with peplomer-like particles. Since antibodies against the Pl protein are generated by natural and experimental infection and by immunization, the substance may be an important determinant of protective immunity.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6801766 DOI: 10.1126/science.6801766
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728