Mycoplasma

Question 1

What appearance does mollicutes have on a culture?

Answer 1

Fried egg appearance

Question 2

Mollicutes have no _____

Answer 2

cell wall

Question 3

Mollicutes are the ____ self replicating organisms

Answer 3

smallest

*they are filterable- VERY small

Question 4

What are the two pathogenic Mollicutes?

Answer 4

Mycoplasma

Ureaplasma

Question 5

What are the pathological manifestations in non-hemotrophic mollicutes?

Answer 5

respiratory and urogenital tract infections

Question 6

What is the main pathogenesis in Hemotrophic mollicutes?

Answer 6

Hemolytic anemia

Question 7

Mollicutes use ____ to keep itself stable in proportions, since it does not have a cell wall

Answer 7

cholesterol

Question 8

What two bacteria are the non-hemotrophic mollicutes?

Answer 8

Ureaplasma

non-hemotrophic mycoplasma

Question 9

Mollicutes have a fried egg appearance in colonies because they grow ____ the agar

Answer 9

into

Question 10

What is the reservoir of non-hemotrophic Mollicutes?

Answer 10

possibly part of normal flora

mucosal surfaces- respiratory and urogenital tract

Question 11

How is non-hemotrophic mollicutes transmitted?

Answer 11

direct contact

*respiratory and veneral secretions

Question 12

What animals are most likley to get non-hemotrophic mullicutes?

Answer 12

older animals

crowded

stressed

Question 13

Mollicutes are extremely ____ - cell membrane is very changeable

Answer 13

plastic

Question 14

Usually Non-hemotrophic mullicutes infections are ____ and may be part of the normal flora

Answer 14

subclinical

Question 15

What is a virulence factor of Ureaplamsa spp that induces ammonia production?

Answer 15

urease

Question 16

What two species of mycoplasma lead to avian mycoplasmosis?

Answer 16

M. gallisepticum

M. synoviae

Question 17

Is avian mycoplasmosis reportable in the US?

Answer 17

YES!

Question 18

What species of Mycoplasma causes repsiratory disease in chickens, decreased egg production, and sinusitis in turkeys?

Answer 18

Mycoplasma Gallisepticum

Question 19

What species of Mycoplams causes joint swelling (synovitis) and bursitis in turkeys?

Answer 19

Mycoplasma Synoviae

Question 20

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is caused by what species of mycoplasma?

Answer 20

Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides

Question 21

What is the most virulent Mycoplasma in cattle that is reportable in the US?

Answer 21

Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides

Question 22

What kind of disease does Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia cause in cattle?

Answer 22

Respiratory disease

*coughing, nasal discharge

Question 23

What is seen throughout the lung tissue in Mycplasma infected ruminants?

Answer 23

micro-abcesses

Question 24

What species of Mycoplasma causes mastitis in bovine?

Answer 24

Mycoplasma bovis

Question 25

What two species of Mullicutis causes urogentical tract infections in bovine, that lead to vesiculitis in bulls, and vaginitis/abortions in heifers

Answer 25

Mycoplasma bovigenitalium Ureaplasma diversum

Question 26

What species of Mycoplama causes Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia?

Answer 26

Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae

Question 27

What species of mycoplasma causes Contagious agalactia of sheep and goats?

Answer 27

Mycoplasma agalactiae Mycoplasma putrefaciens

Question 28

True/False: Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and Contagious agalactia of sheep and goats is Reportable in the USA

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

What species of mycoplasma causes Porcine enzootic pneumonia?

Answer 29

Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae

Question 30

What species of Mycoplasma effects equines?

Answer 30

Mycoplasma felis

Question 31

What species of mycoplasma causes conjuncitivits in cats?

Answer 31

Mycoplasma felis

Question 32

What species of Mycoplasma causes urogenital disease in dogs?

Answer 32

Mycoplasma canis

Question 33

What program is the most effective for control of non-hemotrophic mollicutes?

Answer 33

test and slaughter

Question 34

Hemotrophic Mollicutes are ____ cell parasites

Answer 34

red blood cell

Question 35

How is hemotrophic mollicutes spread?

Answer 35

blood- to- blood contact \*cat fights

Question 36

What is the most common species of Hemotrophic Mollicutes and what disease does it cause?

Answer 36

Mycoplasma Haemofelis Causes Feline infectious Anemia

Question 37

Common clinical signs of hemotrophic mollicutes

Answer 37

Icterus Bone marrow hyperplasia

Question 38

What is the best treatment for Hemotrophic Mollicutes?

Answer 38

Correct the anemia!!!

Question 39

Cats infected with ____ are more likely to get feline infectious anemia

Answer 39

FIV \*Immunocompromised