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| Also known as:
| ''M.hyopneumoniae''
|-
|}
{{Taxobox
[[Category:Mycoplasmas]][[Category:Pig]]
|name = ''Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae''
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
|phylum = Firmicutes
|class = Mollicutes
|order = Mycoplasmatales
|family = Mycoplasmataceae
|genus = Mycoplasma
|species = ''M.hyopneumoniae''
}}
''M.hyopneumoniae'' is a species of the ''[[Mycoplasmas species - Overview|Mycoplasmas]]'' genus. It causes [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]].
''M.hyopneumoniae'' occurs in unfavourable conditions with poor ventilation, overcrowding and temperature fluctuations. It results in stunted growth rates, coughing and occasionally respiratory distress due to consolidation in apical and cardiac lung lobes.
Immunofluorescence of lung tissue and complement fixation test or ELISA can be used for identification of ''M.hyopneumoniae''. Treatment includes in-feed antibiotics such as tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin. It is absent in specific-pathogen-free herds.
[[Category:Mycoplasmas]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]