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Mycoplasma spp

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Introduction

Classification

Taxonomy

  • Phylum: Firmicutes.
  • Class: Mollicutes.
  • Order: Mycoplasmatales.
  • Family: Mycoplasmataceae.
  • Genus: Mycoplasma.

Distribution

  • Putative pathogens which are thought to be mainly host specific, although there are many reports of Mycoplasma spp in abnormal hosts.

Significance

  • Mycoplasmas that have been isolated from the horse include M. equirhinis, M. fastidiosum, M. equigenitalium, M. felis and M. subdolium.
  • M. equigenitalium and M. felis are the main organisms where evidence of pathogenicity has been found.

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Further Reading

Publications

Refereed Papers

  • Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
  • Dieckmann S M et al (2010) Haemotrophic Mycoplasma infection in horses. Vet Microbiol 145 (3-4), 351-353 PubMed.
  • Wood J L et al (2005) Association between respiratory disease and bacterial and viral infections in British Racehorses. J Clin Microbiol 43 (1), 120-126 PubMed.
  • Newton J R et al  (2003) A case control study of factors and infections associated with clinically apparent respiratory disease in UK Thoroughbred racehorses. Prev Vet Med 60 (1), 107-132 PubMed.
  • Morley P S et al (1996) Pericarditis and pleuritis caused by Mycoplasma spp and their relationship to reproductive performance in selected equine herds in southern Ontario. J Reprod Fertil Suppl 35, 671-673.

Other sources of information

  • Markey B et al (2013) Eds. Clinical Veterinary Microbiology. Elsevier Health Sciences.