Figure 37-6, Proposed mechanism of oxidative damage to host cells by adhering M pneumoniae - Medical Microbiology

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Figure 37-6Proposed mechanism of oxidative damage to host cells by adhering M pneumoniae

by increasing concentrations of H₂O₂ and O₂^–. (Modified from Almagor M, Kahane I, Yatziv S: Role of superoxide anion in host cell injury induced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. J Clin Invest 73:842, 1984, with permission).

From: Chapter 37, Mycoplasmas

Medical Microbiology. 4th edition.

Baron S, editor.

Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996.

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