DETECTION OF MYCOPLASMA SPP. IN HORSES WITH RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Matthieu MARTINEAU, Sophie CASTAGNET, Elena KOKABI, Agnès TRICOT, Maryne JAŸ, Albertine LEON, Florence TARDY INTRODUCTION Bacteria belonging to the genus Mycoplasma are often involved in...
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DETECTION OF MYCOPLASMA SPP. IN HORSES WITH RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Matthieu MARTINEAU, Sophie CASTAGNET, Elena KOKABI, Agnès TRICOT, Maryne JAŸ, Albertine LEON, Florence TARDY INTRODUCTION Bacteria belonging to the genus Mycoplasma are often involved in respiratory disorders in their animal hosts. Three species have been reported so far from the respiratory tract of horses worldwide: Mycoplasma (M.) equirhinis, M. pulmonis and M. felis. Their clinical role remains unclear, partly owing to the lack of standardised detection tools. AIM OF THE STUDY i) developing and validating tools to detect, isolate and identify strains from different Mycoplasma species in clinical respiratory equine specimens and ii) subsequently defining the three species’ prevalence in France depending on the sample types and horses’ characteristics (age, breed and sex). VALIDATION OF DETECTION TOOLS ANALYSIS OF THE CLINICAL POPULATION DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION RESULTS PREVALENCE IN DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS Racing bree
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