Mycoplasma alkalescens demonstrated in bronchoalveolar lavage of cattle in Denmark

Mycoplasma alkalescens is an arginine-metabolizing mycoplasma, which has been found in association with mastitis and arthritis in cattle. Routine bacteriological examination of 17 bronchoalveolar lavage samples from calves with pneumonia in a single herd in Denmark, identified M. alkalescens in eigh...

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Main Authors: Kokotovic, Branko, Friis, Niels F, Ahrens, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1766361/