<it>Mycoplasma alkalescens </it>demonstrated in bronchoalveolar lavage of cattle in Denmark
<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Mycoplasma alkalescens </it>is an arginine-metabolizing mycoplasma, which has been found in association with mastitis and arthritis in cattle. Routine bacteriological examination of 17 bronchoalveolar lavage samples from calves with pneumonia in a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica |
| Online Access: | http://www.actavetscand.com/content/49/1/2 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Mycoplasma alkalescens </it>is an arginine-metabolizing mycoplasma, which has been found in association with mastitis and arthritis in cattle. Routine bacteriological examination of 17 bronchoalveolar lavage samples from calves with pneumonia in a single herd in Denmark, identified <it>M. alkalescens </it>in eight samples. The organism was found as a sole bacterilogical findings in five of the samples as well as in combination with <it>Mannheimia haemolytica</it>, <it>Haemophilus somni </it>and <it>Salmonella </it>Dublin. This is the first report of isolation of <it>M. alkalescens </it>in Denmark.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1751-0147 |