Bacteria arise at the border of mycoplasma-infected HeLa cells, containing cytoplasm with either malformed cytosol, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum or tightly adjoined smooth vacuoles

ABSTRACT A study with transmission electron microscopy of mycoplasma-contaminated HeLa cells using five cell donors referred to as donors A, B, C, D and E, observations are herein presented. Experiments performed with cells from donors B, C and D, revealed the presence of Mycoplasma hyorhinis after...

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Main Authors: Antonio Sesso, Edite Hatsumi Yamashiro-Kanashiro, Liã Bárbara Arruda, Joyce Kawakami, Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, Noemia Mie Orii, Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki, Flávia Mendes da Cunha Carvalho, Mariane Pereira Brito, Maiara Gottardi, Sylvia Mendes Carneiro, Rumio Taga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652017005000251&lng=en&tlng=en