title: Mycoplasma mycoides recovered from the frontal sinus of an ox.
abstract: The isolation of M. mycoides from the frontal sinus of an ox is recorded. The possibility that this observation may reflect a true carrier state and be responsible for field outbreaks of obscure origin is considered.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Trichard
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Jacobsz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000635:transmission