Mycoplasmosis in Animals Laboratory Diagnosis

About this book

Expands, revises, and updates Laboratory Diagnosis of Mycoplasmosis in Food Animals, originally published by the AAVLD. Included are the addenda "Useful Protocols for Diagnosis of Animal Mycoplasmas" and "Diagnostic Index," originally distributed by the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Contents

1 Contributors. Preface. 1. Biology and Taxonomy of the Mycoplasmas (R.F. Rosenbusch) 2. Isolation of Mycoplasmas from Clinical Specimens (H.W. Whitford) 3. Identification of Mycoplasmas Isolated from Domestic Animals (F. Goll, Jr.) 4. Avian Mycoplasmas (S.H. Kleven) 5. Bovine Mycoplasmas. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (S.P. Sahu, R.J. Yedloutschnig) Mycoplasmas of the Bovine Respiratory Tract (L.H. Lauerman) Mycoplasmas Associated with Bovine Genital Tract Infections (H.L. Ruhnke) Mycoplasmas and Bovine Mastitis (D.E. Jasper) 6. Porcine Mycoplasmas (C.H. Armstrong) 7. Ovine and Caprine Mycoplasmas (S. Rosendal) 8. Mycoplasmas of Laboratory Rodents (M.K. Davidson, J.K. Davis, G.P. Gambill, G.H. Cassell, J.R. Lindsey) 9. Canine, Feline, and Equine Mycoplasmas (H.W. Whitford, S.W. Lingsweiler) Addenda: Useful Protocols for Diagnosis of Animal Mycoplasmas. I. Media Formulations and Techniques (H.L. Ruhnke, S. Rosendal) II. Protocol for Animal Mycoplasmas. III. Diagnostic Index (H. Erno) Index.

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