The components of Mycoplasma salivarium and its growth medium that are responsible for film formation.
Studies on film production by mycoplasmas revealed that film was produced by completely disintegrated mycoplasma cells on Noble agar in the presence of horse serum. Film production was due to an enzymic reaction between mycoplasma lipase, possibly phospholipase A, and phospholipid in serum.
D002474:Cell-Free System; D003470:Culture Media; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism
D003470:Culture Media; D010743:Phospholipids; D010740:Phospholipases