Isolation of a virus from Mycoplasma pulmonis.
A virus designated mycoplasma virus P1 has been isolated from Mycoplasma pulmonis. The virus infects M. pulmonis strain UAB 6510, and a plaque-forming unit assay has been developed. P1 has a tailed, polyhedral morphology with a head diameter of about 28 nm. Nucleic acid isolated from crude preparations of P1 virus contains double-stranded RNA, suggesting that P1 may be the first example of an RNA-containing mycoplasma virus.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009174:Mycoplasma; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000032:analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014776:Virus Cultivation
D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012367:RNA, Viral