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Mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas
Synonym(s): Mollicutes
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Class:Mollicutes.
- Order:Mycoplasmatales.
- Family:Mycoplasmataceae.
- Genera:Mycoplasma: a)Mycoplasma(over 60 species). b)Ureaplasma(single species with serotypes).
Etymology
- Gk:myco- fungus;plasma- form;mycoplasma- a fungus form;ureaplasma- a form which requires urea.
Significance
- Many species are commensals.
- Respiratory pathogens in many mammalian and avian species.
- M. feliscauses pleuritis Lung: pleuropneumonia - bacterial (pleuritis) , pericarditis Heart: pericarditis , and lower respiratory tract disease in horses.
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Diagnosis
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Wood J L N, Chanter N, Newton J R et al (1997) An outbreak of respiratory disease in horses associated with Mycoplasma felis infection. Vet Rec 140 (15), 388-391 PubMed.
- Morley P S, Chirino-Trejo M, Petrie L et al (1996) Pericarditis and pleuritis caused by Mycoplasma felis in a horse. Equine Vet J 28 (3), 237-240 PubMed.
- Weisburg W G, Tully J G, Rose D L et al (1989) A phylogenetic analysis of the mycoplasmas - basis for their classification. J Bacteriol 171 (2), 6455-6467 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- Yamamoto R (1990) Mollicutes. In: Review of Veterinary Microbiology. Eds: E L Biberstein &Y C Zee. Boston: Blackwell Scientific. pp 213-221. ISBN 0 86542 085 8.