RESUMEN
Cells of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri grown in a medium containing the potential radiation-sensitive thymine analogue 5-vinyluracil show a 3-fold increase in sensitivity towards irradiation of a dose of 15 krads of gamma-rays.
Asunto(s)
Mycoplasma mycoides/efectos de la radiación , Fármacos Sensibilizantes a Radiaciones , Timina/análogos & derivados , Células Cultivadas , Rayos gamma , Tolerancia a Radiación , Timina/farmacología , Uracilo/análogos & derivadosRESUMEN
The growth of three pathogenic goat mycoplasmas, strains Y, KH1 and Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri (PG3), was studied. They formed classical colonies on agar containing 1/500 thallium acetate. They were inactivated during storage at 2 to 4 C and by freezing and thawing but not by shaking. Only KH1 was killed by sonic treatment. Ultraviolet inactivation curves showed that their colony-forming units were single binucleate cells. Details of their growth curves are given. Filtration through 0.45- or 0.3-mum membrane filters removed up to 97% of the cells. Less than 0.003% passed 0.22-mum membranes. In electron micrographs, the cells were seen replicating by budding and most were 0.6 to 0.9 mum in diameter; but cells between 0.1 and 0.2 mum reproduced. They usually multiplied by producing one bud, a form of binary fission. However, two buds were produced by some synchronized cells, indicating that both nuclei had divided simultaneously to form progeny, an alternate method of multiplication.