Exam 2: Mycoplasma Flashcards
Mycoplasma belong to the class _____, which means bacteria with ________.
Mollicutes, soft skin
Smallest free living bacteria
Mycoplasma
T/F Mycoplasma have a cell wall
F
T/F. Mycoplasma are gram negative
F. No gram stain because no cell wall
T/F mycoplasm are cocobacilli shaped
F. pleomorphic
T/F. Mycoplasma are susceptible to drying because they lack a cell wall
T
T/F Tx mycoplasma with penicillin
F. not susceptible
Where is mycoplasma found in the animal
Mucous membranes of resp and repro tract
Mycoplasma have an affinity for _____
ciliated epithelium
How are mycoplasma transmitted?
Close contact
T/f there are spp of mycoplasma that infect RBC
T
T/F mycoplasma are fastidious
T. difficult to grow in lab
T/F mycoplasma are extracellular pathogens
T
how does mycoplasma persit in the cell
By antigenic variation
What are the 2 ways mycoplasma cause dage
- direct contact
2. indirect
What are the 4 spp of mycoplasma that infect pigs and what does each cause?
M. hyopneumoniae- Enzootic pneumonia
M. hyorhinis- polyserositis
M. hyosynoviae- polyarthritis
M. suis- Anemia
Which spp. of mycoplasma causes enzootic pneumonia of swine
M. hyopneumoniae
how is Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae spread?
direct contact
What are the c/s of Mycoplasma hopneumoniae
Chronic resp. dz, cough, dec. wt.
Where does M. hypopneumonia adhere?
ciliated epithelium, AV bronchi, bronchioles
The mitogenic activity of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae produces what?
BALT (cuffing pneumonia)
How does mycoplasma hhyopneumonia infection predispose pig to other bacterial infections?
impairs bacterial clearance
How do you prevent M. hyopneumoniae?
SPF herds bio security monitoring at slaughter immunization addressing secondary bacterial infections
What are the 6 Mycoplasma that infect cattle and what do they cause
M. bovis- contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides- pneumonia/ mastitis
Ureaplasma diversum- granular vulvovaginitis
M. bovoculi- conjunctivitis
M. bovigenitalium- commensal
M. canadense- sporadic mastitis
Which spp. of mycoplasma of cattle is reportable
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides
Whic spp of mycoplasma causes contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides
Which spp of mycoplasma is the most virulelnt
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides
What are the c/s of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides
Resp. distress
coughing
nasal discharge
lethargy
Type of mycoplasma that causes upper respiratory tract infection in cattle
M. bovis
What are the 3 complications of mycoplasma bovis?
- Bronchopneumonia
- Mastitis
- Arthritis
What are the 5 spp. of mycoplasma that cause mastitis
- M. bovis
- M. californicum
- M. canadense
- M. alkalescens
- M. bovigentalium
What is ureaplasma diversum
commensal in the lower urogenital tract that can cause infertility
What are the two mains spp of mycoplasma that infect goats and what do they cause?
- M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae - contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
- M. agalactiae - contagious agalactia of sheep and goats
Which spp of mycoplasma affecting goats is reportable
M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae
What are the 2 mycoplasma reportable diseases of birds?
- M. gallisepticum
2. M. synoviae
Which spp. of mycoplasma causes chronic respiratory diseses in chickens and turkeys
M. gallisepticum
Which spp. of mycoplasma causes lameness and retarded growth in birds.
M. synoviae
What are the two non reportable mycoplasma spp. of turkeys
- M. meleagridis
2. M. iowae
2 Mycoplasma spp in cats
- M. felis- resp. infe.
2. M. gatae- arthritis
Mycoplasma spp in horses
M. felis- plleuritis
Mycoplasma spp in dogs
M. canis- aurogenital tract dz
Mycoplasma spp in sheep
M. ovipneumoniae- pneumonia
Mycoplasma spp in mice
M. pulmonis- resp dz
horse with lower airway dz following transport is likely infected with:
Mycoplasma felis
How are hemotrophic mycoplasma classified
by genetic relatedness
T/F haemotrophic mycoplasma have not been grown in vitro
T
What is the target cell of Mycoplasma hemofelis
Erythrocytes
What disease is caused by mycoplasma hemofelis
Feline infectious anemia
Which spp is affected by mycoplasma hemofelis
Cats
c/s of Mycoplasma hemofelis
Fever Anemia Depression Weakness Icterus
What are some differentials for Mycoplasma heofelis
Babesia, cytauxzoon felis, anemia
What is the target cell fo Mycoplasma hemosuis
Erythrocytes
Which spp is affected by Mycoplasma hemosuis
Pig
Where can mycoplasma hemosuis be found in blood
Plasma and RBCs
What is L-form bacteria?
strains of bacteria that lack cell walls