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Habitat

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Mucous membranes (resp,GI, UG) , on erythrocytes

2
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Morphology

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The smallest free-living microrganism (0.2-08 microM)
Pleomorphic
Pear shaped
NO CELL WALL
WEAK RESISTANCE
3
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Staining

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Giemsa

No cell wall , not gram stained

4
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Culture

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Fastidious
Horse serum (STEROLS, FA)
Yeast+DNA extract
Long time culture (7-14d)
CO2
Selective: penicillin
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Cannot be stained?

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M. Canis, suis , ovis , haemocanis, Haemofelis

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Genus Ureaplasma

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Facultative anaerobic, CO2 , CHOLESTEROL demand , urease positive

1.U. uralyticum: Hu , genital tract inflammatiom
2. U. Diversum: cattle genital tract inflammatiom
U. Canigenitalium; dog genital tract inflammatiom

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Bovine pathogenic sp.

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  1. M. Mycoides ssp. Mycoides: contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
  2. Bovigenitalium: pneumonia , genital tract inflammatiom
  3. M. Bovis: arthritis , mastitis , pneumonia
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Sheep, goat sp

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  1. M. Ovis : sheep eperythozoonosis (anemia)
  2. M. Ovipenumoniae: KC , pneumonia
  3. M. Capricolum ssp. Capripneomoniae: goat contagious pneumonia
  4. M. Capricolum ssp. Capricolum: pneumonia, arthritis, mastitis
  5. Mycoides ssp. Mycoides LC
  6. M. Agalactiae; pneumonia, contagious aglctia, arthritis
  7. M. Conjunctivae: KC , Conjunctivitis
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Carnivore + Poultry sp.

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Carnivore: hamobartonellosis - RBCs
M. (Haemobartonella) Haemofelis: cat anemia
M. (Haemobartonella) haemocanis: dog anemia

Poultry:
M. Gallisepticum : chronic respiratory disease
M. Synoviae: synovitis
M. Meleagridis: air saccultis

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Sp. Acholeplasma

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Facultative anaerobic , saprophyte/facultative pathogen
A. Axanthum- isolated from clinical samples
A. Oculi: sheeo , goat , conjuctivitis

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Swine sp.

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  1. M. Suis; swine eperythozoonosis (anemia)
  2. M. Hyopneumonia - enzootic pneumonia
  3. M.Hyorhinis: rhinitis , arthritis