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Arginine Deiminase Gene of an AIDS‐Associated Mycoplasma, Mycoplasma incognitus
Author(s) -
Sugimura Kazuhisa,
Ohno Takeshi,
Kimura Yoshihito,
Kimura Tatsuji,
Azuma Ichiro
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02069.x
Subject(s) - arginine deiminase , mycoplasma , biology , arginine , mycoplasmataceae , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , mollicutes , genetics , amino acid
Recently, we have demonstrated by molecular cloning that a strong immunosuppressive factor derived from Mycoplasma arginini is arginine deiminase. We show here that mycoplasma species identified in many of AIDS patients also bear the arginine deiminase gene. The implication of the arginine deiminase gene detected in AIDS‐associated mycoplasma species is discussed.