The purpose of the present study was to investigate the presence of pathogenic mycoplasma species in the turkey population of Turkey. Tracheal samples randomly collected from a total of 624 apparently healthy meat-type turkeys at a commercial abattoir located in the north of the country were examined by culture and genus- and species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for mycoplasm...

Although Mycoplasma haemofelis and "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" infections have been reported in wild cats from United States, their presence among native and captive wild cats in Brazil is still unknown. A 12 year old healthy male lion (Panthera leo) from the Zoological Garden of Curitiba, Brazil was anesthetized for transportation and dental evaluation. A blood sample was obtained for...

A retrospective study of Mycoplasma otitis in California calves submitted for necropsy between 1993 and 2002 was conducted to characterize the demographic features of the disease and the pathologic findings associated with infection. Sixty-one confirmed cases of Mycoplasma otitis were identified among 20,525 necropsied cattle. All affected animals were calves, ranging in age from 2 weeks to 4 m...

Hampl J., J. Tomanek, L. Rodak, F. Kuksa and M. Sedlacek: Preparation and Testing of Antigens for the Demo7JStration of Mycoplasma Antibodies in Pigs by a Solid-Phase Radioimmunoassay. Acta vet. Brno. 50, 1981: 67-72. Three types of antigen, namely corpuscular, disaggregated with sodium dodecyl sulphate and disaggregated by sonication, were prepared from Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma ...

We read the report “Peculiar Cold-Induced Leukoagglutination in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia” with great interest [1]. Kubota et al. [1] reported an interesting patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia who had leukoagglutination. They noted that this is a rare condition. We agree that the patient had leukoagglutination and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Nevertheless, the leukoagglutina...

From July 1999 to November 2001, Mycoplasma sp. was cultured from lesions in 16 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) undergoing rehabilitation. The Mycoplasma sp. was the likely cause of death of four animals in which it was associated with either pneumonia or polyarthritis. The most common lesion associated with this bacterium was subdermal abscessation, found in 12 animals. Other les...

In this study, we examined a colony of 20 beagle dogs in a laboratory animal facility. Mycoplasma was detected by consensus PCR assay in 1 dog with respiratory and constitutional symptoms. None of the other dogs were affected. The dog was euthanized and necropsied. In postmortem examinations, gray or plum-colored gross lesions were found on the lung, most commonly in the apical and cardiac lobe...

11 Mycoplasmas have affected poultry production for many years and effective control of mycoplasma infection has been a fundamental stepping stone to improved performance and productivity. However, infections appear to be making a comeback. Numerous species of mycoplasmas have been isolated from avian sources. Two species are recognised as predominantly pathogenic to chickens and turkeys. Mycop...

A prospective study was performed on 93 children admitted to Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal and TMA Pai Rotary Hospital of Udupi and Karkala. Blood samples from 93 children admitted to the ward with no respiratory illness were taken as age-matched controls for the inpatients, IgM antibody against Mycoplasma pneumoniae was detected using a commercial kit (Virion-Serion ELISA, Germany...

mycoplasma synoviae (ms) is an important avian pathogen that can cause both respiratory disease and joint inflammation synovitis in poultry, inducing economic losses to the iranian chicken industry especially breeder farms. the aim of this study was to use the ms specific pcr and culture methods in order to detect of m. synoviae from breeder farms where located in tehran province. a total of 47...