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| − | *Causes severe pneumonia in calves as a primary pathogen
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| − | *Can occur secondarily to ''Pasteurella'' and ''Mannheimia'' and [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#In Cattle|IBR]]
| + | |name = ''Mycoplasma bovis'' |
| − | *Associated with [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cattle|arthritis]] and mastitis
| + | |phylum = Firmicutes |
| − | *Mastitis associated with a severe drop in milk yield and a purulent discharge[[Category:Mycoplasmas]][[Category:Cattle]]
| + | |class = Mollicutes |
| − | [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]] | + | |order = Mycoplasmatales |
| | + | |family = Mycoplasmataceae |
| | + | |genus = [[:Category:Mycoplasmas|Mycoplasma]] |
| | + | |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]]. |
| | + | ''M.bovis'' is associated with arthritis and [[Mastitis]]. |
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| | + | {{Learning |
| | + | |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]] |