Mycoplasma pneumoniae Ag (FH)

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Native Protein
Products_short_name

[Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Strain FH) Antigen]
Products_name_syn

[Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Strain FH) Antigen]
Specificity

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Strain FH) Antigen
Purity

Harvested organisms are washed and processed in a two step detergent extraction process. Antigen consists of a lysate or organisms enriched for P1 adhesion protein.
Form

Purified, Liquid
Concentration

0.47mg/ml (Bradford assay using BSA standard)
Storage_stability

Store at -20 degree C to -80 degree C. Avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
Gene

Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membrane. Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. They can be parasitic or saprotrophic. Several species are pathogenic in humans, including M. pneumoniae, which is an important cause of atypical pneumonia and other respiratory disorders, and M. genitalium, which is believed to be involved in pelvic inflammatory diseases. Mycoplasma species are the smallest bacterial cells yet discovered, can survive without oxygen, and come in various shapes. For example, M. genitalium is flask-shaped (about 300 x 600 nm), while M. pneumoniae is more elongated (about 100 x 1000 nm). Hundreds of mycoplasmas infect animals