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*Causes severe pneumonia in calves as a primary pathogen
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{{Taxobox
*Can occur secondarily to ''Pasteurella'' and ''Mannheimia'' and [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#In Cattle|IBR]]
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|name = ''Mycoplasma bovis''
*Associated with [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cattle|arthritis]] and mastitis
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|phylum = Firmicutes
*Mastitis associated with a severe drop in milk yield and a purulent discharge[[Category:Mycoplasmas]][[Category:Cattle]]
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|class = Mollicutes
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
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|order = Mycoplasmatales
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|family = Mycoplasmataceae
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|genus = [[:Category:Mycoplasmas|Mycoplasma]]
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|species = ''M.bovis''
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==Introduction==
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''M.bovis'' is a species of the ''[[Mycoplasmas species - Overview|Mycoplasmas]]'' genus. It causes severe pneumonia in calves as a primary pathogen and can occur secondarily to ''Pasteurella'',''Mannheimia'' and [[Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis|IBR]].
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''M.bovis'' is associated with arthritis and [[Mastitis]].
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{{Learning
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Mycoplasma+bovis%22%29 ''Mycoplasma bovis'' publications]
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[[category:Mycoplasmas]]
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