Which disease is caused by Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides?

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Which disease is caused by Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides?

The disease caused by Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides is Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, a severe respiratory illness of cattle. This organism specifically affects cattle and leads to fever, coughing, rapid breathing, and dyspnea, with lung lesions and fibrinous pleuritis on necropsy. It’s distinct from foot-and-mouth disease, which is viral and causes vesicular lesions, and from ovine brucellosis, which is a Brucella infection in sheep. A closely related mycoplasma can cause contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in goats, but the exact subspecies mentioned here targets cattle, producing CBPP.

The disease caused by Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides is Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, a severe respiratory illness of cattle. This organism specifically affects cattle and leads to fever, coughing, rapid breathing, and dyspnea, with lung lesions and fibrinous pleuritis on necropsy. It’s distinct from foot-and-mouth disease, which is viral and causes vesicular lesions, and from ovine brucellosis, which is a Brucella infection in sheep. A closely related mycoplasma can cause contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in goats, but the exact subspecies mentioned here targets cattle, producing CBPP.

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