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. 1976 Apr;13(4):1205–1208. doi: 10.1128/iai.13.4.1205-1208.1976

Experimental mycoplasma mastitis in mice.

J C Anderson, C J Howard, R N Gourlay
PMCID: PMC420739  PMID: 776833

Abstract

Thirteen strains of mycoplasma representing six different species, Acholeplasma laidlawii, Mycoplasma dispar, M. bovirhinis, M. bovigenitalium, M. agalactiae subsp. bovis, and M. mycoides subsp. mycoides, were inoculated into the mammary glands of mice, and the number of mycoplasmas present in the glands three days after inoculation was determined. The predominant response included involution of inoculated glands and a neutrophil infiltration. With the exception of M. dispar, the pathogenicity of the six species for mice was found to be similar to their pathogenicity for cattle.

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