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Prevalence of mycoplasmas in the respiratory tracts of pneumonic calves.   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  
The prevalence of mycoplasmas in the respiratory tracts of 148 pneumonic calves originating from 25 herds in the Netherlands is reported. Four types of culture media were used to isolate mycoplasmas: solid modified Edward medium, 2 types of Friis media, and A7B differential agar medium. Mycoplasmas were isolated both from nasal swab specimens and lung lavage fluids collected from live calves and from nasal mucosa and lung tissue specimens collected post mortem. All of the mycoplasma strains isolated could be identified as either Ureaplasma diversum (isolated from 80% of 25 herds), Mycoplasma dispar (92%), M. bovirhinis (88%), M. bovis (20%), M. bovigenitalium (4%), M. arginini (16%), or M. canis (12%). Isolation rates of M. dispar and U. diversum were considerably higher from lung lavage fluids than from nasal swab specimens. M. bovis was detected only in fattening herds and not in dairy herds. The respiratory tracts of 75% of the calves examined contained at least 2 mycoplasma species. In total, 25 different combinations of mycoplasma species were detected in specimens collected from noses and lungs. The pathogenic species U. diversum and M. dispar had not been isolated before in the Netherlands.  相似文献   

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Between 1997 and 2000, a total of 150 healthy cattle and 238 animals with respiratory disease were examined for six Mycoplasma species. Attempts were made to detect Mycoplasma canis, Mycoplasma dispar and Ureaplasma diversum in calves with recurrent disease, and all three of these species were identified in calves with recurrent disease and in healthy lungs. In healthy calves, 84 per cent of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids were mycoplasma free; when cultures were positive, Mycoplasma bovirhinis was the only species isolated. Mycoplasmas were isolated from 78 per cent of animals suffering recurrent respiratory disease and from 65 per cent of acute respiratory cases. Mycoplasma bovis was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavages from 35 per cent of calves suffering recurrent respiratory disease, and from 50 per cent of acute cases, and from 20 per cent of pneumonic cases examined postmortem. M bovis was associated with other Mycoplasma species in 44 per cent of cases. M dispar was also isolated from 45.5 per cent of calves suffering recurrent respiratory disease, often in association with M bovis. M canis was identified for the first time in diseased Belgian cattle. Other mycoplasmas, including Mycoplasma arginini, Mycoplasma alkalescens and U diversum, were isolated less frequently. Associations between mycoplasmas and other pathogens were often observed. Among lungs infected with Pasteurella and/or Mannheimia species, more than 50 per cent were mixed infections with M bovis.  相似文献   

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Between 1990 and 2000, more than 1600 mycoplasmas and the related acholeplasmas were identified from ruminant animals by the Mycoplasma Group at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency--Weybridge. Mycoplasma bovis was the most commonly identified pathogen, mostly from pneumonic calves but occasionally from cattle with mastitis and arthritis. Mycoplasma canis was first isolated in Britain in 1995 from pneumonic calves and the number of isolates increased to 18 per cent of the total mycoplasmas isolated from cattle in 1999. The ELISA for antibodies to M. bovis detected 1971 positive samples (22 per cent) among 8959 serum samples, mainly from pneumonic cattle. Other mycoplasmas identified included Mycoplasma dispar from the lungs of cattle with respiratory disease, and Mycoplasma bovigenitalium from the reproductive tract of cows with vulvovaginitis and infertility. Mycoplasma bovirhinis and Acholeplasma species were found commonly but are thought to be more opportunistic than pathogenic. In sheep and goats, the majority of Mycoplasma species isolated were identified as Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae from pneumonic sheep, Mycoplasma conjunctivae from sheep with keratoconjunctivitis, and the ubiquitous Mycoplasma arginini.  相似文献   

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A total of 247 mycoplasma strains was isolated from 435 lungs, tracheobronchial secretions and nasal swabs originating from cattle with symptoms of bronchopneumonia. Mycoplasma (M.) bovis was found 89 times (36%) and was the most common mycoplasma species in the lungs. M. bovirhinis, M. bovigenitalium, M. spec. and Acholeplasma (A.) laidlawii were isolated 158 times (64%). Among these mycoplasmas M. bovirhinis was the most widespread species (114 isolations). In 55 cases (62%) M. bovis was associated with Pasteurella or Actinomyces (A.) pyogenes. The other mycoplasma species were found in 67 cases (42%) together with these bacteria. Without mycoplasmas Pasteurella and A. pyogenes occurred in 33 of the probes investigated (21%). Beside mycoplasmas Haemophilus (H.) somnus was isolated from 16 of 162 tracheobronchial secretions investigated. The results confirm earlier suppositions that in most of the cases bronchopneumonia of cattle is a multifactorial event, frequently associated with mycoplasmas--especially M. bovis.  相似文献   

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The prevalence and level of colonisation by respiratory mycoplasmas, especially by Mycoplasma dispar (M. dispar), in calves on 24 Finnish calf rearing farms were studied by using nasal swabs. A minimum of 5 calves from each farm was examined and 91.3 % of the 206 calves examined were 1 to 5 months old. Nine herds were selected on account a diagnosed respiratory disease problem, the others without anamnestic knowledge of their health condition.All 24 farms and 96.1 % of the calves examined were found to harbour one or more species of mycoplasma. M. dispar, M. bovirhinis and Acholeplasma laidlawii were isolated from 23, 19 and 3 farms or from 91.7, 51.9 and 3.4 % of the calves investigated, respectively.The prevalence for M. dispar was 97.8 % and the geometric mean titer 4.9 log10 color changing units (ccu) among 1- to 5-month old calves belonging to the infected farms. The prevalence in the age-group of 6- to 12-month old calves was significantly lower (40 %). No significant difference was found in the level of colonisation by M. dispar among the one-month age-groups of the 1- to 5-month old calves. A high degree of colonisation among 1- to 2-month old calves was indicative of the high ability of M. dispar to spread and colonise the respiratory pathway of young calves in the conditions described. The same state still prevailing in calves aged 4 to 5 months supported the concept of a relatively long duration of a heavy colonisation by this mycoplasma. The prevalence of M. bovirhinis among 1-to 5-month old calves was lower than that of M. dispar. Any decrease in the level of colonisation of M. bovirhinis could not be demonstrated in older calves. The titer levels of both M. dispar and M. bovirhinis as well as the prevalence of M. bovirhinis were significantly higher in herds having a current respiratory disease problem than in healthy or mildly affected herds. The same relationship applied to the husbandry method of common pens as compared with individual pens. A causal relationship of increased colonisation level, either as cause or effect, to the respiratory disease is suggested, as well as a probably more indirect one to the common pen husbandry type.  相似文献   

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The mycoplasmas found in the lungs of 20 calves, housed together for six months, and the related pulmonary pathology are reported. Twelve calves had cuffing pneumonia and in this group there was a significantly higher isolation frequency of Mycoplasma dispar and Ureaplasma spp compared with the non-pneumonic group. Mycoplasma bovirhinis and Acholeplasma laidlawii were isolated from the lungs of calves in both groups. Mycoplasma arginini was not recovered from the lungs of any calf. The significance of the peribronchiolar lymphocytic accumulation in the lungs of the non-pneumonic animals and their differentiation from peribronchiolar lymphocytic cuffs is discussed.  相似文献   

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A study on the prevalence of mycoplasmas in pneumonic bovine lungs was performed on material submitted for diagnostic purposes at the Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen. Among the 50 examined cases 43 (86.0%) were found to be infected with mycoplasmas. The predominant mycoplasmas were Ureaplasma spp. (72.0%), M. dispar (48.0%) and M. bovis (24.0%). Other mycoplasmas were M. bovirhinis (20.0%) and M. bovigenitalium (6.0%). Among the infected lungs multiple species infections were predominant (76.7%) over single species infections (23.3%) with M. dispar-Ureaplasma (25.6%), M. bovis-Ureaplasma (18.6%) and M. dispar-M. bovirhinis-Ureaplasma (11.6%) infections being the most frequently encountered combinations. There appears to be an increasing prevalence of M. bovis (24.0%) as compared to earlier reports (0.6-2.0%), thus calling for special attention upon this mycoplasma. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis of 11 field isolates of M. bovis from 9 different farms revealed different profiles except for 2 isolates which were recovered from the same farm. Because mycoplasmas belonging to the 'M. mycoides cluster' were not encountered during this study; it appears that the Danish cattle population is still free from this group of mycoplasma in spite of their presence in some other European countries.  相似文献   

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Identification of Mycoplasmatales in pneumonic calf lungs   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  
Lungs from 153 calves with clinical signs of pneumonia were examined post-mortem (PM) for the presence of mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas during a 38-month period. Sixty-two percent of the cases were submitted during the months when wide fluctuations in climatic conditions occur. Using indirect fluorescent antibody tests (IFAT) and culture, mycoplasmas and/or ureaplasmas were detected in 63% of the lungs examined. Mycoplasma dispar was detected in 39%, M. bovis in 36%, Ureaplasma spp. in 22% and M. bovirhinis in 8.5% of the lungs. Thirty percent of the lungs were infected with more than one species; the most frequent combination was M. bovis, M. dispar and Ureaplasma spp. (10.5%). M. arginini, M. bovigenitalium and acholeplasmas were not cultured. M. dispar was shown to remain viable for up to 15 days PM in apical and cardiac lobes held at 4 degrees C and also was detected by IFAT in the same tissues for 49 days.  相似文献   

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In this study tracheal swabs and air sac biopsies of 68 raptors of different species that were found injured or debilitated in Germany were investigated for the occurrence of mycoplasmas. Mycoplasma meleagridis, Mycoplasma falconis, Mycoplasma buteonis, Mycoplasma gypis and five mycoplasma isolates not identified so far could be isolated from 32 (47%) birds. Mycoplasma meleagridis could be detected in five birds. These birds did not show clinical signs or histopathological alterations in air sac biopsies related to the infection.  相似文献   

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The nasal mycoplasmal flora of healthy calves and cows.   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
The nasal mycoplasmal flora of 270 healthy cows from 27 herds in the Netherlands and 35 healthy calves from 7 of these herds was examined. Various methods for isolating mycoplasmas were compared. The prevalence of the various species was as follows: Ureaplasma diversum in 3 (9%) calves; Mycoplasma dispar in 14 (40%) calves; M. bovis in 1 (3%) calf; M. bovirhinis in 23 (66%) calves and 16 (6%) cows; M. bovoculi in 8 (23%) calves and 53 (20%) cows; M. canis in 1 (3%) calf; M. equirhinis in 2 (1%) cows; M. conjunctivae in 2 (1%) cows; Acholeplasma laidlawii in 1 (3%) calf and 3 (1%) cows; and A. axanthum in 7 (3%) cows. The noses of healthy calves were less frequently colonized by the pathogenic species U. diversum and contained fewer U. diversum and M. dispar organisms than the noses of pneumonic calves. We concluded that the mycoplasmal flora of calves and healthy cows was quite different and also that cows play only a minor role in the epidemiology of pathogenic mycoplasma species of calves in the Netherlands.  相似文献   

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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed for the detection of Mycoplasma dispar in nasal mucus samples collected from calves. The target DNA sequence was the 16S rRNA gene, and the fragment was selected within a region of high polymorphism. The specificity and detection limit of the method were determined. This method was then used for the detection of M. dispar in nasal swabs collected from 301 calves, including 155 clinical samples from animals showing signs of respiratory disease and 146 samples from healthy animals. PCR with generic primers was applied to the detection of Mollicutes, followed by the detection of M. dispar. Mollicutes were detected in 52.05% of clinical samples from healthy animals and in 90.96% of samples from sick animals. Mycoplasma dispar was detected in 6.16% of healthy animals and in 34.84% of sick animals. The PCR assay was useful in verifying the presence of M. dispar in calves and may be a useful tool in monitoring this mycoplasma in cattle herds.  相似文献   

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A retrospective study of Mycoplasma otitis in California calves submitted for necropsy between 1993 and 2002 was conducted to characterize the demographic features of the disease and the pathologic findings associated with infection. Sixty-one confirmed cases of Mycoplasma otitis were identified among 20,525 necropsied cattle. All affected animals were calves, ranging in age from 2 weeks to 4 months and with a median age of 1.5 months. Ninety-two percent of the cases were dairy breeds. A higher percent of necropsied calves with Mycoplasma otitis were males (0.45%) than females (0.23%). The proportion of cases that had Mycoplasma otitis increased from 1993 to 2002, and there was a significant (P < 0.05) seasonal distribution, with the highest proportion in the spring and the lowest in the summer months. Infections involved both the middle and inner ear and were characterized by a suppurative inflammatory response with extensive bony involvement. Three species of Mycoplasma were isolated from the ears: M. bovis, M. bovirhinis, and M. alkalescens. Concurrent pneumonia occurred in 47 cases (77%), and Mycoplasma was isolated from the lungs of 30 of those cases. The increasing proportion of Mycoplasma otitis cases in the past 10 years emphasizes the importance of identifying risk factors that could be modified to lower the incidence of this disease in calves.  相似文献   

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In this study tracheal swabs and air sac biopsies of 68 raptors of different species that were found injured or debilitated in Germany were investigated for the occurrence of mycoplasmas. Mycoplasma meleagridis, Mycoplasma falconis, Mycoplasma buteonis, Mycoplasma gypis and five mycoplasma isolates not identified so far could be isolated from 32 (47 %) birds. Mycoplasma meleagridis could be detected in five birds. These birds did not show clinical signs or histopathological alterations in air sac biopsies related to the infection.  相似文献   

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Mycoplasma as a cause of canine urinary tract infection   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
Mycoplasmas were isolated from 60 specimens of urine obtained by cystocentesis from 41 dogs (23 males and 18 females) with urinary tract infection. Mycoplasmas were isolated in pure culture from 41 (68%) of the specimens, and were isolated in conjunction with one or more bacterial species from 19 (32%) specimens. Clinical signs of urinary tract infection were noted in 20 of 31 dogs in which mycoplasmas were isolated in pure culture, and numbers of WBC in the urine sediment were above the reported normal range in 22 of 25 urine specimens from those 20 dogs. Twenty-four of 29 mycoplasma isolates were found to be Mycoplasma canis, 4 were found to be M spumans, and 1 was identified as M cynos.  相似文献   

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Mycoplasmas identified as Mycoplasma canis were isolated from nine dogs with clinical signs of urogenital disease in Norway over a period of 20 months. Some of the dogs had been treated unsuccessfully with antibiotics, and three were euthanased as a result of severe persistent disease. Seven of the dogs had a urinary tract infection, one had chronic purulent epididymitis and one had chronic prostatitis. Overt haematuria was frequently observed among the dogs with cystitis. M canis was isolated in pure culture from seven of the dogs and in mixed culture from the other two. In three cases the mycoplasma was cultivated only from urinary sediment, and it was typically obtained in smaller numbers than would be considered indicative of a urinary tract infection. In contrast with most mycoplasmas, the M canis isolated from all the dogs grew on ordinary blood agar plates used for routine bacteriological cultivation. Specific mycoplasma media were not used and the presence of other Mycoplasma or Ureaplasma species cannot be excluded.  相似文献   

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A mycoplasma identified asMycoplasma mycoides subspmycoides LC type was isolated from an outbreak of caprine pleuropneumonia and serofibrinous peritonitis. This isolate was the first to be reported in Italy. Experimentally, a rapidly fatal condition followed its inoculation into goats and sheep but inoculation of calves did not lead to clinically apparent infection. Although the organism was recovered for up to 45 days following experimental inoculation of calves, pathological changes were limited to the drainage lymph nodes except in one case where there were histological changes in the lungs.  相似文献   

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Eight conventionally reared, 1- to 11-week old Ayrshire calves were naturally infected by a strain of Mycoplasma dispar (M. dispar). The colonisation was quantitatively followed by nasal swab samples, transtracheal aspiration samples and by the examination of the whole of the respiratory tract for mycoplasmas at slaughter after a follow-up period of 7–10 months.The fairly uniform pattern of the colonisation by M. dispar was revealed: A high degree of colonisation, measuring 105–108 colour change units (ccu) per nasal sample, lasted for a period of 2–5 months and was followed by a slow decrease in titres. Seven of the calves still harboured M. dispar in their respiratory tracts at slaughter. Intermittently obtained transtracheal aspiration samples were all positive for M. dispar and the titres were regularly higher than those for the simultaneously taken nasal samples indicating a high ability of M. dispar to continuously colonize the more distal parts of the respiratory tract. It was demonstrated that the sensitivity of nasal swabbing in the detection of M. dispar infection largely depended on the phase of colonisation : The method was good for the detection of a fairly recent infection of M. dispar, but inadequate for detection of low grade carriers.In various phases, the calves also became infected by Mycoplasma bovirhinis and Acholeplasma laidlawii. Their ability to colonize the whole respiratory tract was lower than that of M. dispar.  相似文献   

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Nasal and tracheal swabs sequentially collected from three groups of eight calves between the ages of 1 and 98 days indicated that the nose and trachea were colonized by Mycoplasma spp. during the first weeks of life. Over 92% of all calves harboured Mycoplasma spp. in their noses when they were 2 weeks old, the rate of recovery falling gradually thereafter. The peak period of recovering mycoplasmas from the noses and tracheas of calves was at 6 weeks old. M. bovirhinis, M. arginini and Acholeplasma laidlawii predominated in the nose while M. dispar and M. bovirhinis predominated in the trachea. There was no association between rates of isolation and clinical signs of respiratory disease. There were no significant differences between the frequencies of isolation of Mycoplasma spp. from groups of calves kept under different environmental temperatures and relative humidities.  相似文献   

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犬肾（DK）传代细胞中霉形体的分离与鉴定   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  
取经电镜观察证实有霉形体污染的ＤＫ传代细胞，分别接种于霉形体检验用液体、半流体和固体培养基，证明为霉形体混合感染，即该培养物在液体培养基和半流体培养基上，同时显示出水解精氨酸和发酵葡萄糖２种特性，前者使培养基ｐＨ上升，后者使ｐＨ下降。通过反复挑选单个菌落进行克隆传代和有目的地加入单一种属的霉形体抗血清的方法，将混合的２株霉形体纯化分开。经鉴定，一株为精氨酸霉形体，一株为莱氏无（需）胆甾醇霉形体。  相似文献   

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Cloned cultures of 16 strains, representing nine different species of Mycoplasma and Acholeplasma, were inoculated intratracheally into gnotobiotic calves. Strains of M bovirhinis, M canadense, M verecundum, A axanthum and A modicum did not produce visible pneumonic lesions and were not reisolated from the lungs. Strains of M alkalescens and M arginini colonised the lower respiratory tract but failed to produce visible pneumonia. M bovigenitalium (strain M991/70) and M dispar (strain Gri226) both colonised the respiratory tract and induced pneumonic lesions estimated to involve up to 8 per cent (M bovigenitalium) and 17 per cent (M dispar) of the lung. Histologically M bovigenitalium produced a cuffing pneumonia and M dispar produced a interstitial alveolitis.  相似文献   

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