Evaluation of new generation macrolides for the treatment and metaphylaxis of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in cattle experimentally infected with Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2019 BackgroundContagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (Mmm) is an important disease of cattle that causes serious economic losses. With the known effectiveness of new generation macrolides, tulathromycin and
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Ciência Rural, 2018 : The present study aimed to investigate contagious agalactia (CA) in flocks from Pernambuco State. The study involved 225 goats and 63 ewes; 288 milk samples and 100 vaginal swabs were collected in total.
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Disruption of the S41 peptidase gene in mycoplasma mycoides capri impacts proteome profile, H(2)O(2) production, and sensitivity to heat shock. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Members of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster are among the most virulent of the mycoplasmas, causing worldwide economically significant diseases of cattle and goats.
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Vaccination of Cattle with the N Terminus of LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Results in Type III Immune Complex Disease upon Experimental Infection [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 2015 Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a serious respiratory disease of cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides. Current vaccines against CBPP induce short-lived immunity and can cause severe postvaccine reactions. Previous studies have
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Identification of targets of monoclonal antibodies that inhibit adhesion and growth in Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides. [PDF]
Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 2018 Highlights • A panel of anti-Mmm mAbs was produced and screened for host-pathogen inhibition.• 13 mAbs inhibited adhesion of Mmm to host target cells.• Anti-capsular polysaccharide inhibited growth and caused agglutination of Mmm.• Anti-PDHC inhibited ...
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Study of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides exopolysaccharides [PDF]
, 2013 Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) is responsible for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, a severe lung disease of cattle and buffaloes. Mmm belongs to the class Mollicutes, grouping wall-less bacteria that have evolved by major gene losses and are
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Selected ethno-medicinal plants from Kenya with in vitro activity against major African livestock pathogens belonging to the "Mycoplasma mycoides cluster". [PDF]
J Ethnopharmacol, 2016 Ethnopharmocological relevance Members of ‘Mycoplasma mycoides cluster’ are important ruminant pathogens in Africa. Diseases caused by these Mycoplasma negatively affect the agricultural sector especially in developing countries through losses in ...
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BMC Microbiology, 2007 Background Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small-colony type (SC) is among the most serious threats for livestock producers in Africa.
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Changes in pathogenicity and immunogenicity of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides strains revealed by comparative genomics analysis. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides is the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. A pathogenic strain BEN-1 was isolated from bovine lung and underwent continuous passages in rabbits for 468 generations.
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012 Background Mycoplasmosis is a common infection in human and veterinary medicine, and is associated with chronic inflammation and high morbidity. Mycoplasma species are often intrinsically resistant to many conventional antimicrobial therapies, and the ...
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