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. 1987 Feb;25(2):427–429. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.2.427-429.1987

ATP measurements obtained by luminometry provide rapid estimation of Ureaplasma urealyticum growth.

M E Stemler, G W Stemke, J A Robertson
PMCID: PMC265915  PMID: 3818931

Abstract

ATP content obtained by luciferin-luciferase luminometry with commercially available reagents provided rapid estimates of Ureaplasma urealyticum populations. Each cell contained about 4.7 X 10(-18) mol of ATP. We could detect 10(4) CCU50 (color change unit50) per 100 microliters. We correlated urease activity with growth and confirmed the differential response of ureaplasma strains to Mn2+.

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