Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides
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Also known as: | M.mycoides |
Mycoplasma mycoides | |
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Phylum | Firmicutes |
Class | Mollicutes |
Order | Mycoplasmatales |
Family | Mycoplasmataceae |
Genus | Mycoplasma |
Species | M.mycoides |
M.mycoides is a species of the Mycoplasmas genus. The subsp. mycoides causes Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, a severe contagious disease of cattle that is endemic in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.