2009
Identification of exopolysaccharide‐deficient mutants of Mycoplasma pulmonis
Daubenspeck J, Bolland J, Luo W, Simmons W, Dybvig K. Identification of exopolysaccharide‐deficient mutants of Mycoplasma pulmonis. Molecular Microbiology 2009, 72: 1235-1245. PMID: 19432800, PMCID: PMC2752295, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06720.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameExopolysaccharide-deficient mutantsSynthesis of exopolysaccharidesTerminal beta-linked galactose residuesA549 lung cell lineHeterodimeric pairTransposon librarySecond exopolysaccharideReading frameMutantsPhenotypic analysisLung cell linesDecreased associationN-acetylglucosamineCell linesExopolysaccharideCapsular exopolysaccharideLectin affinity chromatographyGalactose residuesComplex carbohydratesNew pathwayPermeasesMouse lungMollicutesTransposon
2008
Association of Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen with Lethal Toxicity but Not with Arthritis in Mice
Luo W, Yu H, Cao Z, Schoeb T, Marron M, Dybvig K. Association of Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen with Lethal Toxicity but Not with Arthritis in Mice. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 4989-4998. PMID: 18779340, PMCID: PMC2573368, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00667-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCBA/J miceLethal toxicityHuman rheumatoid arthritisSeverity of arthritisMycoplasma arthritidis mitogenChronic arthritisRheumatoid arthritisHistopathological studyJ miceSystemic injectionDBA/2J miceArthritisPathogenic significanceMiceMitogenic activityMycoplasma arthritidisToxicityAcutePathogenesisSuperantigensArthritogenicityDiseaseSeverity