- Pathogen:
- Mycoplasma ovipneumonia
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Identification requires immunological tests that use specific antisera against each species. Microcolonies have a ‘fried-egg’ appearance in transmitted light.
- Pathogen Information:
- Smallest prokaryotic cells. Lack rigid cell walls but possess a triple layered outer membrane (cannot stain with the Gram method).
- Epidemiology:
- Host specific (Caprinae).
- Associated Syndromes:
- Atypical pneumonia in small ruminants (and other members of the Caprinae family).
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.