- Pathogen:
- Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Identification requires immunological tests that use specific antisera against each species. Enriched media containing animal protein required.
- Pathogen Information:
- Smallest prokaryotic cells. Lack rigid cell walls but possess a triple layered outer membrane (cannot stain with the Gram method).
- Epidemiology:
- Found on mucosal surfaces. Host specific (pigs).
- Associated Syndromes:
- Polyarthritis.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.