Unit 3- Mycoplasma Flashcards

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PPLO

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Pleuropneumonia-like organisms

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Mycoplasma

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Pleiomorphic shape, lack cell wall, electron dense core terminal, motile

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Core Terminal

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At one end of the cell, allows attachment onto host cells, gliding motility, cell division

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Mycoplasma Enzymes

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RNA polymerase makes them prone to mutation

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Mycoplasma Cell Surface

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Glycolipids, lipoglycans, lipoprotein, capsule, host derived cholesterol, adhesins

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Mycoplasma Secretion

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H2O2, superoxide, nuclease, immunoglobulin protease, antioxidant enzymes, sialidases, hyaluronidases

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Mycoplasma Culture

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Slow fastidious growth, mycoplasma selective media

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Mycoplasma Agar

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Beef heart, yeast autolysate, nucleic acid precursors, penicillin to prevent gram positive, thallium acetate to prevent gram negative, serum

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Mycoplasma Growth on Agar

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Slow growing allows for chronic disease, gliding motility gives fried egg appearance

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Small Colony

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Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides infecting cattle

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Large Colony

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Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides infecting goat

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Mycoplasma Virulence Factors

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Cell surface molecules for antigen variation and mimicry, secreted enzymes, manipulation of host cells, parasitism outside host cells

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Capping

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Incorporation of host antigens into Mycoplasma

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Mycoplasma Infection

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Elicits inflammation, MAKePSR syndrome, cancer, autoimmunity

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Mycoplasma Cancer

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Inhibits P53 tumor suppressor protein

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Intracellular Mycoplasma

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Change host cell morphology and genetics, cause cancers

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Extracellular Mycoplasma

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Intimately attached to membrane surface

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Mycoplasma Transmission

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Airborne, contact, sexual, ingestion, transovarian in birds

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Mycoplasma Tropism

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Infects mucosal tracts and other body parts in all vertebrates with some host specificity

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MAKePSR Syndrome

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Mastitis, arthritis, keratoconjunctivitis, pneumonia, septicemia, reproductive disorder

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Bovine Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma bovis and mycoides subsp mycoides small colony variant

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Bovine Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Arthritis, extended neck with legs far apart, coughing, ocular and nasal discharge, pleural fluid, thickening of lung, lung adherence to chest wall

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CBPP

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Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, can cause a trade ban

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CCPP

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Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, can cause a trade ban

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Sheep and Goat Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma agalactiae, capricolum, mycoides, ovipneumonaie

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Sheep and Goat Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Mastitis, mammary atrophy, high fever, cough, wide stance, granular lung

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Swine Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, hyorhinis, and hyosynoviae

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Swine Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Lung hepatization, cranioventral lung consolidation, collapse of lung lobes

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Poultry Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma gallisepticum, synoviae, and meleagridis

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Poultry Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Airsacculitis, sinusitis, swollen sinuses, periorbital swelling, swollen foot, arthritis

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Horse Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma felis, equirhinitis, equipharyngis

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Horse Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Pleuritis

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Pet Mycoplasma Species

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Mycoplasma cynos and felis

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Pet Mycoplasma Symptoms

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Pneumonia, conjunctivitis

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Haemobartonella canis

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Mycoplasma haemocanis, causes severe hemolytic anemia in dog

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Haemobartonella felis

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Mycoplasma haemofelis, causes severe hemolytic anemia in cat

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Mycoplasma Pathology

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Thickening and fibrosis of lung, hepatization of lung, marbling, granuloma, necrotic encapsulated lesions, straw colored fluid on thoracic cavity, enlarged joints

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Iceberg Concept

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High mortality, high morbidity, recovered animals can be carriers

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Mycoplasma Diagnosis

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Fried egg colonies on agar, serology, PCR

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Mycoplasma Treatment

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Intrinsic drug resistance, sequestration in granuloma, cull infected animals