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Biochemistry and Antigens?

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Biochemistry
• glucose fermentation, arginine hydrolysis,
cholesterol demand
Antigens
• growth inhibition test
• metabolism inhibition test

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Classification and pathogenecity?

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Classification
• Family:
•genom size, cholesterol demand, morphology
• Genus:
•optimal temperature, pH, glucose, arginine,
urease
Pathogenicity
• saprophytes – fac. pathogens – pathogens

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Swine and Human Pathogenic mycoplasm species?

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Important Mycoplasma-species
Human
• M. pneumoniae: pneumonia (human)

Swine
• M. hyopneumoniae: enzootic pneumonia
• M. hyorhinis: polyserositis, rhinitis, arthritis
• M. hyosynoviae: arthritis
• M. (E.) suis: anaemia,
swine eperythrozoonosis, USA, EU

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Acholeplasma Genus?

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ACHOLEPLASMA genus
Culture
• aerobic-facultative anaerobic, cholesterol not needed
Pathogenicity
• saprophytes - facultative pathogens
• A. axanthum: isolated from clinical samples
• A. oculi: sheep, goat conjunctivitis

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