Significance and pathogenic role of Mycoplasma arginini in cat diseases.
Eighty-one strans of Mycoplasma arginini were isolated from swabs and tissues cultured from a series of 555 cats. The majority of these strains (84%) were recovered from the oropharyngeal regions. M. arginini was experimentally inoculated into young kittens. No clinical disease was produced. However, there was rapid colonization in the inoculated sites.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D005123:Eye / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial