Detection of Mycoplasma pulmonis in arthritic joints of rats by indirect immunoperoxidase staining.
Neonatal and 8-week-old rats were inoculated with Mycoplasma pulmonis. A portion of the animals developed polyarthritis. Indirect immunoperoxidase staining was used to identify the localization of M. pulmonis within arthritic joints. M. pulmonis antigen was most often observed within cartilage in the neonatal group and in synovial tissue in the 8-week-old group.
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Health Sciences Division, Columbia University, New York 10032.
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D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology