Identification of species of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma diversum from Argentinian dairy herds

• Published in: Revista argentina de microbiología Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 31 - 35
• Main Authors: Sosa, Camila, Tirante, Liliana, Chaves, Javier, Pol, Martín, Ambrogi, Arnaldo, Giraudo, José Angel, Tamiozzo, Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Argentina 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Argentina; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - diagnosis; Cattle Diseases - microbiology; Mycoplasma - genetics; Mycoplasma - isolation & purification; Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Ureaplasma - genetics; Ureaplasma - isolation & purification; Ureaplasma Infections - veterinary; Argentina; Mycoplasma arginini; Mycoplasma bovirhinis; Argentina; Dairy cattle; Ganado lechero; Ureaplasma diversum; Mycoplasma bovigenitalum; Mycoplasma alkalescens; PCR

Several species of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma diversum can cause diseases in dairy cattle, which can be associated or not with clinical manifestations. In our country, the presence of Mycoplasma bovis, Mycoplasma californicum and Mycoplasma canadense has been detected, being the only mycoplasma speci...