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[[Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides]]
 
[[Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides]]
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===[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]]===
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[[Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae]]
 
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*[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]] caused by ''M. hyopneumoniae''
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*Occur in unfavourable conditions with poor ventilation, overcrowding and temperature fluctuations
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*Stunted growth rates, coughing and occasionally respiratory distress
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*Consolidation in apical and cardiac lung lobes
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*Immunofluorescence of lung tissue and complement fixation test or ELISA used for identification
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*Treatment includes in-feed antibiotics such as tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin
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*Absent in specific-pathogen-free herds
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===''M. hyorhinis'' and ''M. hyosynoviae'' of pigs===
 
===''M. hyorhinis'' and ''M. hyosynoviae'' of pigs===
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