Mycoplasma capricolum
Mycoplasma capricolum is a species of Mycoplasma bacteria. It is primarily a pathogen of goats, but has also been found in sheep and cows.[1]
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It causes a disease in goats called contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP).[2]
References
- Mycoplasma capricolum causes caprine pneumonia
- Dupuy, V; Verdier, A; Thiaucourt, F; Manso-Silván, L (6 July 2015). "A large-scale genomic approach affords unprecedented resolution for the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary history of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia". Veterinary Research. 46: 74. doi:10.1186/s13567-015-0208-x. PMC 4492101. PMID 26149260.
Further reading
- Lartigue, Carole; Lebaudy, Anne; El Yacoubi, Basma; Rose, Simon; Grosjean, Henri; Blanchard, Alain; Douthwaite, Stephen (17 June 2014). "The flavoprotein Mcap0476 (RlmFO) catalyzes m5U1939 modification in Mycoplasma capricolum 23S rRNA". Nucleic Acids Research. 42 (12): 8073–8082. doi:10.1093/nar/gku518. PMC 4081110.
External links
- Mycoplasma capricolum at MicrobeWiki
- Type strain of Mycoplasma capricolum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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