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ECOLOGY OF MYCOPLASMAS IN CLINICALLY HEALTHY CATS
Author(s) -
Tan R. J. S.,
Lim Ek Wang,
Ishak Baharudin
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb07934.x
Subject(s) - cats , felis , complement fixation test , serology , biology , antibody , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , mycoplasma , hemagglutination , immunology , medicine
SUMMARY Mycoplasmas were isolated from various sites and organs of a series of 319 clinically healthy cats. They include M. felis, M. gatese, M. arginini, A. laidlawii , feline ureaplasmas, M. pulmonis, M. arthritidis , and M. gallisepticum. In addition, there were 10 strains of mycoplasmas which could not be identified with the specific antiserums by growth inhibition tests. Antibody against M. felis was demonstrated by haemagglutination‐inhibition and complement‐fixation tests in cats which were over 6 months of age. However, no such antibody against M. felis was detected in animals which were less than 6 months old. No antibody against A. laidlawii, M. gateae, M. arginini and feline ureaplasmas was demonstrated by the same serological methods. The significance of these mycoplasmas in cats is described.