contagious pleuropneumonia

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Summary: A pleuropneumonia of cattle and goats caused by species of MYCOPLASMA.

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Publications

  1. Variability of a glucose phosphotransferase system permease in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony
    Patrice Gaurivaud
    UMR Mycoplasmoses des Ruminants, AFSSA-Site de Lyon, 31 av Tony Garnier, FR-69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France
    Microbiology 150:4009-22
  2. Characterization of a chromosomal region of Mycoplasma sp. bovine group 7 strain PG50 encoding a glycerol transport locus (gtsABC)
    Steven P Djordjevic
    NSW Agriculture, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Mail Bag 8, Camden, NSW, Australia 2570
    Microbiology 149:195-204
  3. Genomic and antigenic differences between the European and African/Australian clusters of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    E M Vilei
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Microbiology 146:477-86
  4. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) caused by vaccine strain T1/44 of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Rosa-Stella Mbulu
    Central Veterinary Laboratory, Windhoek, Namibia
    Vet Microbiol 98:229-34
  5. Comparison of complement fixation test, immunoblotting, indirect ELISA, and competitive ELISA for detecting antibodies to Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides small colony (SC) in naturally infected cattle from the 1995 outbreak in Botswana
    C Marobela Raborokgwe
    National Veterinary Laboratory, Private Bag 0035, Gaborone, Botswana
    Onderstepoort J Vet Res 70:21-7
  6. Serodiagnosis and monitoring of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) with an indirect ELISA based on the specific lipoprotein LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Urs Bruderer
    Bommeli Diagnostics, Stationsstr. 12, CH-Liebefeld, Bern, Switzerland
    Vet Microbiol 84:195-205
  7. Antigenic and genetic characterisation of lipoprotein lppC from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Paola Pilo
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Laenggassstrasse 122, 3012 Berne, Switzerland
    Vet Res 34:761-75
  8. Identification and characterization of IS1296 in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC and presence in related mycoplasmas
    J Frey
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Gene 160:95-100
  9. Confirmation of the presence of Mycoplasma bovis in Hungarian cattle with pneumonia resembling pleuropneumonia
    J B Bashiruddin
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G Caporale, Teramo, Italy
    Vet Rec 148:743-6
  10. Abattoir-based survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in cattle in Turkey
    B Cetinkaya
    Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
    Vet Rec 152:254-8

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  1. swine diseases
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  2. swine diseases
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  3. haemophilus
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Publications62

  1. Variability of a glucose phosphotransferase system permease in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony
    Patrice Gaurivaud
    UMR Mycoplasmoses des Ruminants, AFSSA-Site de Lyon, 31 av Tony Garnier, FR-69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France
    Microbiology 150:4009-22
    ..DNA analysis revealed that ON/OFF switching is governed by a base substitution occurring upstream of the coding region for the 3F3 epitope. This event generates a stop codon that results in the premature termination of the PtsG protein...
  2. Characterization of a chromosomal region of Mycoplasma sp. bovine group 7 strain PG50 encoding a glycerol transport locus (gtsABC)
    Steven P Djordjevic
    NSW Agriculture, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Mail Bag 8, Camden, NSW, Australia 2570
    Microbiology 149:195-204
    ..The ability of Mycoplasma sp. bovine group 7 to generate significant amounts of hydrogen peroxide may be important in pathogenesis...
  3. Genomic and antigenic differences between the European and African/Australian clusters of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    E M Vilei
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Microbiology 146:477-86
    ..mycoides subsp. mycoides SC which is still endemic on the African continent...
  4. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) caused by vaccine strain T1/44 of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Rosa-Stella Mbulu
    Central Veterinary Laboratory, Windhoek, Namibia
    Vet Microbiol 98:229-34
    ..These results clearly show that inoculation of T1/44 vaccine via the endobronchial route can lead to CBPP...
  5. Comparison of complement fixation test, immunoblotting, indirect ELISA, and competitive ELISA for detecting antibodies to Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides small colony (SC) in naturally infected cattle from the 1995 outbreak in Botswana
    C Marobela Raborokgwe
    National Veterinary Laboratory, Private Bag 0035, Gaborone, Botswana
    Onderstepoort J Vet Res 70:21-7
    ..It became clearly evident from this comparative study that no single serological test was capable of detecting all animals affected by CBPP under natural field conditions of infection...
  6. Serodiagnosis and monitoring of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) with an indirect ELISA based on the specific lipoprotein LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Urs Bruderer
    Bommeli Diagnostics, Stationsstr. 12, CH-Liebefeld, Bern, Switzerland
    Vet Microbiol 84:195-205
    ..The study revealed that the ELISA was both specific and sensitive for CBPP positive bovine sera and was shown also to be robust to harsh climatic conditions...
  7. Antigenic and genetic characterisation of lipoprotein lppC from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Paola Pilo
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Laenggassstrasse 122, 3012 Berne, Switzerland
    Vet Res 34:761-75
    ..The recombinant protein was used on immunoblots for serological analysis of sera from cattle that were naturally or experimentally infected with M. mycoides subsp. mycoides SC...
  8. Identification and characterization of IS1296 in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC and presence in related mycoplasmas
    J Frey
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Gene 160:95-100
    ..bovine group 7' reference strain PG50. It is, however, not present in other species of the 'mycoides cluster' or other closely related Mycoplasma sp. of ruminants...
  9. Confirmation of the presence of Mycoplasma bovis in Hungarian cattle with pneumonia resembling pleuropneumonia
    J B Bashiruddin
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G Caporale, Teramo, Italy
    Vet Rec 148:743-6
    ..PCR tests for the detection of the M mycoides cluster and specifically for MmmSC were also negative. However, PCR and bacteriological culture detected cases of M bovis and the pneumonias may therefore be attributed to this mycoplasma...
  10. Abattoir-based survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in cattle in Turkey
    B Cetinkaya
    Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
    Vet Rec 152:254-8
    ....
  11. Expression and immunogenicity of six putative variable surface proteins in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Carl Hamsten
    Department of Proteomics, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology KTH, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm, Sweden
    Microbiology 154:539-49
    ..Vmm and one of the putative Vmm-type proteins showed variable expression in vitro...
  12. Within-herd spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Ethiopian highlands
    Matthieu Lesnoff
    Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier 5, France
    Prev Vet Med 64:27-40
    ..This might be related to a lack of power in the statistical analyses or to a quality problem for the medications used (and more generally, for health-care delivery in the Boji district)...
  13. The genome sequence of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC type strain PG1T, the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
    Joakim Westberg
    Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    Genome Res 14:221-7
    ....
  14. Genomic differences between type strain PG1 and field strains of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small-colony type
    Daniela F Bischof
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Länggass Strasse 122, Postfach, CH 3001 Bern, Switzerland
    Genomics 88:633-41
    ..The flanking IS elements are assumed to lead to these tandem duplications, thus contributing to genomic plasticity. This aspect must be considered when designing novel diagnostic approaches and recombinant vaccines...
  15. Molecular epidemiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia by multilocus sequence analysis of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides biotype SC strains
    S Lorenzon
    Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Département d'élevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des pays Tropicaux (CIRAD-EMVT, Santé Animale, FAO World Reference Laboratory for CBPP, Montpellier, France
    Vet Microbiol 93:319-33
    ..This new tool for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia may prove particularly useful for identifying MmmSC strains in countries at risk from contamination. It can also easily be refined by adding more strains or other loci of interest...
  16. Identification and characterization of variable-number tandem-repeat markers for the molecular epidemiological analysis of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides SC
    Laura McAuliffe
    Department of Statutory and Exotic Bacterial Diseases, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 276:181-8
    ..Testing of three VNTRs against 39 strains of diverse geographical origin gave 12 different VNTR profiles groups. VNTR analysis may represent a new rapid tool for subtyping M.m.m. SC isolates...
  17. Identification and differentiation of European and African/Australian strains of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides small-colony type using polymerase chain reaction analysis
    Katie Miles
    Department of Statutory and Exotic Bacterial Diseases, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
    J Vet Diagn Invest 18:168-71
    ..The PCR products did not require differentiation by use of a restriction endonuclease, and have potential for use in detection of this organism in clinical samples...
  18. Development of real-time diagnostic assays specific for Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides Small Colony
    Timothy S Gorton
    Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 3089, USA
    Vet Microbiol 111:51-8
    ..M. mycoides SC was successfully detected in bronchoalveolar lavage samples obtained from experimentally infected cattle. These TaqMan-based real-time PCR assays will allow for the rapid and specific detection of M. mycoides SC...
  19. Infection of two goatherds with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri in Hungary, evidence of a possible faecal excretion
    L Szeredi
    Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest, Hungary
    J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health 50:172-7
    ..The finding suggests that Mmc may be transmitted via faeces in goatherds, kept under conventional conditions...
  20. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype large colony isolates from healthy and diseased goats: prevalence and typing
    F Tardy
    UMR AFSSA ENVL Mycoplasmoses des Ruminants, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Site de Lyon, 31 avenue Tony Garnier, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France
    Vet Microbiol 121:268-77
    ..Whether this reflects differences in virulence between different field strains of MmmLC remains to be demonstrated...
  21. Pathological, immunohistochemical and bacteriological findings in kidneys of cattle with contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
    V Grieco
    Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Istituto di Anatomia Patologica e Patologia Aviare, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
    J Comp Pathol 124:95-101
    ..Moreover, the immunohistochemical results indicated that M. m. mycoides SC antigen was frequently detectable in different renal structures and cells in spontaneous cases of CBPP...
  22. [Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia--a nearly forgotten disease?]
    M Heller
    Friedrich Loeffler Institut Jena, Institut für Bakterielle Infektionen und Zoonosen
    Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 114:43-9
    ..In the present paper, we describe clinical manifestations and review state-of-the-art research, as well as currently used detection methods...
  23. Isolation and characterisation of an Indian strain of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides type LC from a case of caprine arthritis
    Vijendra P Singh
    National Referral Laboratory on Mycoplasma, Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India
    Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 27:273-84
    ..The antigenic and genomic profile of the isolate was compared with that of the standard strain (Y-Goat). Using different sets of primers, polymerase chain reaction was employed for rapid detection of the strain...
  24. Genotyping of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC by multilocus sequence analysis allows molecular epidemiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
    Aboubakar Yaya
    CIRAD UPR15 Control of animal diseases, OIE and FAO reference laboratory for CBPP, Montpellier, France LANAVET, Laboratoire national vétérinaire, Garoua, Cameroon
    Vet Res 39:14
    ..This was in agreement with historical data showing that CBPP was introduced in these regions during colonisation in the 19th century...
  25. Capsular polysaccharide conjugate vaccines against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia: Immune responses and protection in mice
    E R Waite
    Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK
    J Comp Pathol 126:171-82
    ....
  26. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri and Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides LC can be grouped into a single subspecies
    Edy M Vilei
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Universität Bern, Länggass Strasse 122, Postfach, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
    Vet Res 37:779-90
    ..mycoides subsp. capri and M. mycoides subsp. mycoides LC cannot be distinguished from each other. "Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri" is proposed as a common name for both subspecies...
  27. Unmarked insertional mutagenesis in the bovine pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC: characterization of a lppQ mutant
    Carole Janis
    Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1090, 71 avenue Edouard Bourlaux, Villenave D Ornon, France
    Microbiology 154:2427-36
    ..This approach opens the way to study virulence factors and pathogen-host interactions of M. mycoides subsp. mycoides SC and to develop new, genetically defined vaccine strains...
  28. Assessing the in vitro effectiveness of antimicrobials against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small-colony type to reduce contagious bovine pleuropneumonia infection
    R D Ayling
    Veterinary Laboratories Agency Weybridge, Woodham Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:5162-5
    ..Of the antimicrobials used most widely in Africa, oxytetracycline and tilmicosin were effective, while the isolates were resistant to tylosin. These results provide a baseline for monitoring antimicrobial resistance...
  29. Clinical, humoral and IFNgamma responses of cattle to infection with Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides small colony and attempts to condition the pathogenesis of the infection
    M Scacchia
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Speerimntale dell Abruzzo e del Molise G Caporale, Via Campo Boario, Teramo, Italy
    Onderstepoort J Vet Res 74:251-63
    ....
  30. Gamma interferon-producing CD4 T-cells correlate with resistance to Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides S.C. infection in cattle
    L Dedieu
    CIRAD, Animal Health Programme, TA30 G, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol 107:217-33
    ..The results led to the identification of immune parameters, which correlate with protection against CBPP and to a relevant strategy for the development of improved vaccines against this disease...
  31. Detection of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides SC in bovine lung and lymph node tissues by culture, sandwich ELISA and polymerase chain reaction systems
    John B Bashiruddin
    Res Vet Sci 78:199-205
    ..These were followed by the broth-enriched sandwich ELISA, which uses a monoclonal antibody specific to the M. mycoides cluster, to capture the antigen...
  32. A model of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission dynamics in East Africa
    J C Mariner
    RDP Livestock Services, P O Box 523, 3700 AM Zeist, The Netherlands
    Prev Vet Med 73:55-74
    ..Vaccination alone with currently available vaccines was unlikely to eradicate the disease...
  33. Assessment of in vitro interferon-gamma responses from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of cattle infected with Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides small colony type
    Joerg Jores
    International Livestock Research Institute, Old Naivasha Road, P O Box 30709, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol 124:192-7
    ..Additionally, we applied immunocytochemistry on affected lung tissue and detected no build up of T-lymphocytes (CD4 T-cells, CD8 T-cells) but a high presence of myeloid cells...
  34. Danofloxacin (Advocin) reduces the spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia to healthy in-contact cattle
    Otto J B Huebschle
    Central Veterinary Laboratory, Windhoek, Namibia
    Res Vet Sci 81:304-9
    ..MmmSC was also isolated from fewer contact controls kept with the treated group. These findings could have important implications for the control of CBPP in Africa...
  35. Characterisation of the lymph node immune response following Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides SC infection in cattle
    Laurence Dedieu
    CIRAD, Animal Health Programme, TA30 G, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    Vet Res 37:579-91
    ..Induction and expansion of this subset of MmmSC-specific CD4 memory T-cells might be a major goal to develop efficient long term protective vaccines against CBPP...
  36. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and vaccine strain T1/44
    John B March
    Vet Rec 150:699
  37. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and Mannheimia haemolytica-associated acute respiratory disease of goats and sheep in Afar Region, Ethiopia
    G Shiferaw
    Department of Microbiology, Kombolcha Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Kombolcha, Ethiopia
    Rev Sci Tech 25:1153-63
    ..Morbidity was not associated with the species of animals affected (P > 0.05); however, mortality was significantly higher in goats than sheep (P < 0.05)...
  38. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri associated with goat respiratory disease and high flock mortality
    Laura Hernandez
    Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria, México DF
    Can Vet J 47:366-9
    ..By using a battery of polymerase chain reaction assays, the mycoplasma associated with this outbreak was identified as Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri...
  39. Pleuropneumonia and pericarditis in a goat with isolation of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides large colony
    M M Williamson
    Gribbles Veterinary Pathology, Clayton VIC 3168, Australia
    Aust Vet J 85:153-5
  40. Pulmonary and serum antibody responses elicited in zebu cattle experimentally infected with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC by contact exposure
    Mamadou Niang
    Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire, Km 8, route de Koulikoro, BP 2295, Bamako, Mali
    Vet Res 37:733-44
    ..Our results thus demonstrated that IgA is produced locally in MmmSC experimentally infected cattle by contact and may play a role in protection against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia...
  41. Evaluation of the xerovac process for the preparation of heat tolerant contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine
    J K Litamoi
    PANVAC, P O Box 1746, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
    Vaccine 23:2573-9
    ..It is suggested that the application of the xerovac process in the dehydration of CBPP vaccine offers the advantages of a faster, cheaper and easier process over the conventional dehydration methods like freeze drying...
  42. Domain analysis of lipoprotein LppQ in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Laetitia Bonvin Klotz
    Division of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Postfach, 3001, Bern, Switzerland
    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 93:175-83
    ..integral membrane domains of LppQ. Thus, our findings support the suggestion that the accessible N-terminal domain of LppQ is surface exposed and such surface localization may be implicated in the pathogenesis of CBPP...
  43. A metabolic enzyme as a primary virulence factor of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony
    Paola Pilo
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
    J Bacteriol 187:6824-31
    ..mycoides subsp. mycoides SC in the presence of physiological amounts of glycerol, H2O2 is released inside the cells prior to cell death. This process can be inhibited with monospecific anti-GlpO antibodies...
  44. Effect of HEPES buffer systems upon the pH, growth and survival of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony (MmmSC) vaccine cultures
    E R Waite
    Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, EH26 0PZ, Penicuik, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 201:291-4
    ....
  45. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia: a rationale for the development of a mucosal sub-unit vaccine
    Laurence Dedieu Engelmann
    CIRAD, Département BIOS, UPR15, TA A15 G, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 31:227-38
    ..Based on these findings, this review presents a scientific strategy to design multi-component sub-unit vaccines for mucosal delivery as the most promising approach for efficient long-term protective vaccines to prevent CBPP...
  46. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC
    Paola Pilo
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Langgass strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
    Vet J 174:513-21
    ....
  47. A PCR for the detection of mycoplasmas belonging to the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster: application to the diagnosis of contagious agalactia
    S Woubit
    CIRAD UPR 15 Contrôle des maladies animales exotiques et émergentes, TA A 15 G Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    Mol Cell Probes 21:391-9
    ..Our results demonstrate the universality of this PCR in spite of the great heterogeneity found within this cluster. This new tool may be of great help for the implementation of control measures directed towards contagious agalactia...
  48. Investigations of outbreaks of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in Eritrea
    B Houshaymi
    King's College London, Division of Life Sciences, 150 Stamford Street, London, UK
    Trop Anim Health Prod 34:383-9
    ..capripneumoniae, although strain F38 did not metabolize sugars. Hydrogen peroxide has long been considered a pathogenicity factor in mycoplasma infections. This is the first isolation of M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae from Eritrea...
  49. Humoral immune responses following experimental infection of goats with Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae
    John B March
    Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Peniciuk EH26 0PZ, Scotland, UK
    Vet Microbiol 84:29-45
    ..Of the diagnostic tests used, only the CPS antibody detection latex agglutination test and IgG immunoblotting gave positive diagnoses throughout the entire period post-infection (days 14-53 p.i.)...
  50. A serological investigation into contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in Ethiopia
    A D Sharew
    Ministry of Agriculture, National Veterinary Institute, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
    Trop Anim Health Prod 37:11-9
    ..The specificity of the tests is discussed. The use of the B-ELISA test for the diagnosis and for epidemiological studies of CCPP is strongly recommended...
  51. Ulcerative balanitis and vulvitis of Dorper sheep in South Africa: a study on its aetiology and clinical features
    A Kidanemariam
    National Animal Health Research Centre, PO Box 04, Sebeta, Ethiopia
    J S Afr Vet Assoc 76:197-203
    ..In uncomplicated cases inflammation of the prepuce and vaginal vestibule is not a regular feature of the disease. Therefore the names ulcerative balanitis and vulvitis most accurately describe the nature of the disease in South Africa...
  52. Characterisation of Mycoplasma capricolum P60 surface lipoprotein and its evaluation in a recombinant ELISA
    Alberto Alberti
    Dipartimento di Patologia e Clinica Veterinaria, Sezione di Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
    Vet Microbiol 128:81-9
    ..Results indicate that P60 is a potential marker of Mcc infection, especially useful in areas where the presence of M. capricolum subspecies capripenumoniae is also reported...
  53. Comparison of four diagnostic tests for the identification of serum antibodies in small ruminants infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae
    R Kittelberger
    Investigation and Diagnostic Centre Wallaceville, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 40742, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
    N Z Vet J 54:10-5
    ..Results from this study confirm that serological test methods for contagious agalactia are useful for the detection of infected flocks but will not detect every individual infected animal...
  54. A study on contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in goats at an export oriented abattoir, Debrezeit, Ethiopia
    L Eshetu
    Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mekelle University, P O Box 3110, Mekelle, Ethiopia
    Trop Anim Health Prod 39:427-32
    ..05). Gross pathology and histopathology of the lung primary lesions were indicative of pleuropneumonia caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae...
  55. A specific PCR for the identification of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, the causative agent of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP)
    S Woubit
    CIRAD EMVT Sante Animale, Animal Health Program, TA30 G Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    Vet Microbiol 104:125-32
    ..capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae strains and 27 heterologous strains belonging to the "M. mycoides cluster" and M. putrefaciens. This new PCR will be a valuable tool for the surveillance of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia...
  56. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and vaccine strain T1/44
    Otto Hubschle
    Vet Rec 150:615
  57. Phage library screening for the rapid identification and in vivo testing of candidate genes for a DNA vaccine against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony biotype
    John B March
    Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PZ, Scotland
    Infect Immun 74:167-74
    ..Bacteriophage-mediated immunoscreening using an appropriate vector system offers a rapid and simple technique for the identification and immediate testing of putative candidate vaccines from a variety of pathogens...
  58. Characterisation of protein and antigen variability among Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (LC) and Mycoplasma agalactiae field strains by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting
    C de la Fe
    Unit of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas, Trasmontaña s n 35416 Arucas, Gran Canaria, Spain
    Vet J 171:532-8
    ..agalactiae type strain. Whereas M. agalactiae is known to possess a gene family regulating surface antigen diversity, there is a need to study the mechanisms used byMmm LC to generate antigenic variability in more detail...