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MYCOPLASMA STUDIES OF HUMAN LEUKEMIA *
Author(s) -
Murphy W. H.,
Bullis C.,
Ertel I. J.,
Zarafonetis C. J. D.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1967.tb27701.x
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical microbiology , medical school , library science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medical education , computer science
To determine whether viruses or mycoplasma have either an inductive or provocative effect on the pathogenesis of the human leukemia, it is first necessary t o isolate candidate agents. Next, the agents isolated must be characterized to determine whether they are known human viruses or mycoplasma. Finally, evidence must be accumulated to indicate whether the isolated agents can be implicated in the cause or pathogenesis of human leukemia. Although our long term studies' have provided a number of interesting findings concerning the isolation of viruses from bone marrow specimens obtained from leukemic and nonleukemic patients, this report will summarize results on the isolation and characterization of mycoplasma.