Mycoplasma diseases of ruminants / Robin Nicholas, Roger Ayling, and Laura McAuliffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholas, Robin, 1951-

Contributor:

Ayling, Roger.

McAuliffe, Laura.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruminants--Diseases.

Ruminants.

Mycoplasma diseases in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mycoplasmas cause some of the most serious and economically significant diseases in livestock and pose major problems for animal health authorities worldwide. This work encapsulates the research and development on mycoplasmas in sheep, goats and cattle from laboratories all over the world.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: METHODS; Chapter 1: Isolation and Growth of Mycoplasmas from Ruminants; Chapter 2: Detection and Differentiation of Mycoplasma Species Using PCR/Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; Chapter 3: Detection of Mycoplasma Species Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Chapter 4: Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma Species; Chapter 5: Antigenic Analysis of Mycoplasmas; Chapter 6: Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing; PART II: DISEASES; Chapter 7: Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia; Chapter 8: Contagious Agalactia

Chapter 9: Contagious Caprine PleuropneumoniaThe colour plate section; Chapter 10: Bovine Respiratory Disease; Chapter 11: Respiratory Diseases of Small Ruminants; Chapter 12: Eye Infections of Ruminants; Chapter 13: Reproductive Diseases of Cattle; Chapter 14: New, Emerging and Unculturable Mycoplasmas in Ruminants; A; B; C; Index; E; F; G; H; I; D; M; L; P; S; T; U; V; W; Z; R

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-90506-2

9786611905064

1-84593-464-4

OCLC:

320427046