Microcolonies: a novel morphological form of pathogenic Mycoplasma spp
I. V. Rakovskaya, S. A. Ermolaeva, G. A. Levina, O. I. Barkhatova, A. Y. Mukhachev, S. G. Andrievskaya, V. G. Zhukhovitsky, L. G. Gorina, G. G. Miller, E. V. Sysolyatina
This paper identifies microcolonies (MCs) in Mycoplasma species, which are small, antibiotic-resistant, and non-reverting colonies distinct from typical colonies, found in clinical samples and resistant to multiple antibiotics.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2019Microbiology