Isolation of Mycoplasma species from the lower respiratory tract of healthy cattle and cattle with respiratory disease in Belgium
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 spedes 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 recurren... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2002 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Papers & Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26614622 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/151/16/472 |