- Pathogen:
- Mycoplasma arginini
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- N/A
- Pathogen Information:
- N/A
- Epidemiology:
- Clinical significance is uncertain. May be a commensal of many animal species. Pathogenic strains may exist alone or concurrently with other bacterial species in small ruminants.
- Associated Syndromes:
- May play a role in atypical pneumonia of small ruminants.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Olaogun, O. M., Kanci, A., Barber, S. R., Tivendale, K. A., Markham, P. F., Marenda, M. S., & Browning, G. F. (2015). Genetic diversity of Mycoplasma arginini isolates based on multilocus sequence typing. Veterinary Microbiology, 180(1-2), 123–128.