Mycoplasmas isolated from the respiratory tract of cattle in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

This study represents Mycoplasma species isolated from the respiratory tract of cattle in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2002 and 2010. A total of 328 nasal swabs and 59 lung samples were submitted for isolation of mycoplasmas. Mycoplasmas were isolated from 27 samples (6.9%). M. bovis was recovered from eight nasal swabs and two lungs, while M. bovirhinis (n=4) and Acholeplasma sp. (n=1) were detected only in nasal swabs. Twelve mycoplasma isolates were unidentified (44.4%).

Este trabajo presenta los resultados del aislamiento de micoplasmas respiratorios en ganado vacuno de Bosnia Herzegovina entre los años 2002 y 2010. Se analizaron 328 hisopos nasales y 59 muestras de pulmón remitidas para el aislamiento de micoplasmas. Un total de 27 muestras resultaron positivas (6.9%). Se identificó la presencia de M. bovis en 8 hisopos y 2 pulmones, mientras que M. bovirhinis (n=4) y Acholeplasma sp. (n=1) se detectaron en hisopos nasales. Doce aislamientos de micoplasma (44.4%) no pudieron ser identificados con los métodos habituales de diagnóstico.