"Mycoplasma penetrans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. This organism shows remarkable pathobiologic properties: it adheres to cell surfaces, deeply penetrates into the cell, and strongly adsorbs human red blood cells and human CD4+ lymphocytes and monocytes. M. penetrans was first isolated from the urogenital tract of patients with AIDS and high frequencies of antibodies to it are seen in HIV-infected patients.
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D018661
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.860.580.553.553.645
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Srinivasan S, Chambers LC, Tapia KA, Hoffman NG, Munch MM, Morgan JL, Domogala D, Sylvan Lowens M, Proll S, Huang ML, Soge OO, Jerome KR, Golden MR, Hughes JP, Fredricks DN, Manhart LE. Urethral Microbiota in Men: Association of Haemophilus influenzae and Mycoplasma penetrans With Nongonococcal Urethritis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 10 05; 73(7):e1684-e1693.