Naturally occurring and experimentally induced mycoplasmal arthritis of cattle.
Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis strain Iowa 1136 was isolated from synovial fluids of a clinical case of arthritis in cattle on pasture in Iowa. When given to calves and cows by intra-articular or intravenous injection, it caused severe and persistent joint infections with fever, lameness, and swelling of the affected joints, plus synovitis, tendonitis, and fibrinous-purulent synovial fluids of high protein content. Intramammary administration of the organism caused severe mastitis. Calves nursing the cows developed severe mycoplasmal arthritis.
D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D007267:Injections; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology