A Mycoplasma from chronic caprine pleuropneumonia in Kenya.
A new mycoplasma was isolated from cases of chronic caprine pleuropneumonia in Kenya. It belonged to the species Mycoplasma mycoides being a member of Al-Aubaidi's Group 8. When inoculated into goats and sheep the organism caused pleuropneumonia and local subcutaneous lesions. The pleuropneumonia was not contagious. In contrast the organism was non-pathogenic in cattle.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology