This chapter details a case study of 44-year-old Caucasian woman who was presented with 10-day history dry cough, exertional dyspnea, myalgia and fever. Symptoms persisted despite having completed course amoxicillin erythromycin. She an ex-smoker 15 pack years living in rented accommodation mold bird exposure, canary as pet. On the basis clinical hematological findings, cold antibody-induced he...

Three hemoplasma species are recognized in domestic cats: Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis'. We report the prevalence and hematological abnormalities of hemoplasma infection in 369 domestic cats from three different populations (blood donors, hospitalized cats and shelter cats) from Southern Brazil. Complete blood counts were perf...

PCR amplification targeting the 16S rRNA gene was used to test individuals with and without extensive arthropod and animal contact for the possibility of hemotropic mycoplasma infection. The prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasma infection (4.7%) was significantly greater in previously reported cohorts of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, spouses of veterinary professionals, and others with e...

Mycoplasmas are important  avian  pathogens,  which  can  cause  both  respiratory  disease  and  synovitis  in  poultry  that  result  in  considerable  economic  losses  to  the  poultry  industry  all  over  the  world.  The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  determine  the  prevalence  of  Mycoplasma  gallisepticum  and  Mycoplasma  synoviae  infections  among  commercial  poultry  flocks  in ...

contagious agalactia (c.a) is an infectious syndrome of sheep that is characterized by mastitis and subsequent failure of milk production, arthritis, abortion and keratoconjunctivitis. mycoplasma agalactiae (m. agalactiae) is the main cause of the disease in sheep. the aim of this study was isolation and identification of m. agalactiae with culture and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay f...

Avian mycoplasmas are associated with respiratory disease, synovitis, poor quality of day-old chicks and performance. The main approach used for the diagnosis avian is isolation identification microorganism. Since bacteria slow growing fastidious organisms, conventional methods time consuming, laborious require experienced personnel. For this reason, we aimed to develop a rapid detection method...

21 Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a bacterial pathogen of poultry that is estimated to cause 22 annual losses exceeding $780 million. The National Poultry Improvement Plan guidelines 23 recommend regular surveillance and intervention strategies to contain M. gallisepticum 24 infections and ensure mycoplasma-free avian stocks, but several factors make its detection 25 and diagnosis a major challeng...

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a bacterial pathogen of poultry that is estimated to cause annual losses exceeding $780 million. The National Poultry Improvement Plan guidelines recommend regular surveillance and intervention strategies to contain M. gallisepticum infections and ensure mycoplasma-free avian stocks, but several factors make detection of M. gallisepticum and diagnosis of M. gallisept...

The avian pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum possesses a large gene family encoding lipoproteins which function as haemagglutinins. Representative species of the pneumoniae phylogenetic group of mycoplasmas were examined for the presence of genes homologous to members of this multigene family. Antisera against the pMGA1.1 lipoprotein recognized a 35 kDa protein in Mycoplasma imitans, but did not...