Growth-state as a determinant of in vivo virulence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Jeremy Miller, Morgan L. Hunte, Rosemary Grace Ozyck, E. R. Tulman, Patrick L Pagano, Kyunghyun Lee, Steven M. Szczepanek, Arlind B. Mara, Steven J. Geary
This study shows that different growth states of Mycoplasma pneumoniae affect its virulence in mice, with planktonic cells causing more severe lung pathology than biofilm-associated cells.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology