Difference between revisions of "Mycoplasma bovis"

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