Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells attached to ciliated mucosal cells

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Summary[edit] Description: English: "A, scanning electron microscopy of filamentous M. pneumoniae. B, transmission electron microscopy of flask-shaped M. pneumoniae (M) attached by the terminal tip organelle (arrow) to ciliated mucosal cells. Magnification: A, x10,000;B, x36,000.". Date: 22 April 2002, 12:50:45. Source: Rottem, S., S., N., and D., J. (2012) in Biomedical Tissue Culture (Ceccherini-Nelli, L., ed.), InTech [online] http://www.intechopen.com/books/biomedical-tissue-culture/contamination-of-tissue-cultures-by-mycoplasmas (Accessed December 3, 2013). Author: Rottem et al.