We read with great interest the data reported by Castilla and Wadowsky about the elimination of a Mycoplasma hominis-like mycoplasma from the TW-183 strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and its lack of effect on chlamydial infection of HEp-2 cells (1). We recently described detection of Mycoplasma fermentans, M. hominis, and M. hyorhinis in several strains of C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae, the suc...

Agalactia is an infectious and contagious disease of small ruminants caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae (M. agalactiae). Although different microorganism strains contribute to this disease,  M. agalactiae is known as the most prominent causative agent. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the rate of M. agalactiae involvement in contagious agalactia in the southeast region of Iran. Sampling ...

Mycoplasmas cause several diseases in cattle as pneumonia in calves and mastitis in cows and also reproductive disorders, abortions, arthritis and conjunctivitis. The difficulty of culturing mycoplasmas in vitro is a major obstacle to research and laboratory diagnosis of these fastidious organisms. A total of 120 preputial swabs, 70 vaginal swabs and 65 milk samples were collected from cattle a...

We describe the development and analytical validation of a 7-plex polymerase chain reaction assay coupled to a bead-based liquid suspension array for detection of multiple ruminant Mycoplasma spp. The assay employs a combination of newly designed and previously validated primer-probe sets that target genetic loci specific for Mycoplasma bovis, Mycoplasma mycoides cluster, Mycoplasma mycoides su...

A study of Mycoplasma recovery from the genitourinary tract was made on a group of 50 males attending a venereal disease clinic. The purpose of the investigation was to compare recovery rates of mycoplasma from two types of clinical specimens-the urethral swab and voided urine. The total number of positive cultures did not differ significantly when either the swab or urine was used; Mycoplasma ...

Bullous skin lesions are uncommon in children. While it is well known that Mycoplasma infections are associated with papular skin manifestations, bullous skin lesions are not commonly reported. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a very common bacterial pathogen causing respiratory tract infection in children and adults. We report 2 children with serology-confirmed Mycoplasma infection who were hospitaliz...

mycoplasmosis caused by mycoplasma has immensely reduced the performance of commercial animal husbandry, along with prevalence and increase of drug resistance in mycoplasma, thus new agents and therapies are urgently needed. triclosan is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent with a favorable safety profile. in the present study, we tested the antimycoplasmal activity of triclosan alone, as well ...

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is an important respiratory pathogen of sheep across the world. In the present study nasal swab samples (n=778) were processed and 51isolates of M. ovipneumoniae were identified through biochemical tests and PCR. Difference in the isolation rate among districts (n=12), age groups (n=3), breads (n=6) was assessed. Similarly the isolate rate among healthy (n=513) and resp...

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is an important respiratory pathogen of sheep across the world. In the present study nasal swab samples (n=778) were processed and 51isolates of M. ovipneumoniae were identified through biochemical tests and PCR. Difference in the isolation rate among districts (n=12), age groups (n=3), breads (n=6) was assessed. Similarly the isolate rate among healthy (n=513) and resp...