mycoplasma Flashcards
mycoplasma genus habitat
human, mucus membranes of animals
plants
mycoplasma morphology
smallest free living mo
pleomorphic, pear shaped, long branching filaments
no cell wall
mycoplasma staining
Gr-
giemsa
are mycoplasma fastidious
yes
mycoplasma culture
horse serum
yeast extract, DNA lactalbumin hydrolysate, urea, cysteine, no turbidity
mycoplasma colony morphology
like a nipple
mycoplasma selective isolation
penicillin, tallium acetate
some species cannot be cultured which are they
M suis
m ovis
m haemocanis
m haemofelis
mycoplasma biochemistry
glucose fermentation, arginine hydrolysis, cholesterol demand
mycoplasma antigens
growth inhibition test
metabolism inhibition test
surface proteins
mycoplasma resistance
weak
mycoplasma how do we classify families
genome size, cholesterol demand, morphology
mycoplasma how do we classify genera
optimal temp, pH, glucose, arginine, urease
mycoplasma pathogenicity
saprophytes, fac pathogens - pathogens
important mycoplasma species infecting cattle
m mycoides ssp mycoides
m bovis
m dispar
m bovigenitalium
m bovoculi
m californicum
m canadense
m mycoides ssp mycoides disease
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
m bovis disease
arthritis, mastitis, pneumonia
m dispar disease
pneumonia in calves
m bovigenitalium disease
pneumonia, genital inf
m bovoculi disease
keratoconjunctivitis
m califonicum, m canadense disease
mastitis