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RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
Volume 74, Issue 2, Pages 105-112Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(02)00155-8
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Mycoplasma bovis is a major, but often overlooked, pathogen causing respiratory disease, mastitis, and arthritis in cattle. It is found worldwide and has spread into new areas, including Ireland and parts of South America, in the last decade. In Europe, it is responsible for at least a quarter to a third of all calf pneumonia although this may be an underestimate as few laboratories regularly monitor for mycoplasmas. Like all mollicutes, M. bovis is inherently refractory to certain groups of antibiotics because it does not possess a cell wall; furthermore evidence is accumulating that strains of M. bovis are becoming resistant to antibiotics, including tetracycline, tilmicosin and spectinomycin, traditionally used for their control. No vaccines are presently available for the control of M. bovis infections. Crown Copyright (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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