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Mycoplasma
Findings from J. Jores and co-researchers advance knowledge in mycoplasma
August 20th, 2008
According to a study from Nairobi, Kenya, "Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a lung disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides small colony type (MmmSC). It has been spreading due to a number of factors including poor vaccine efficacy and poor sensitivity of current diagnostic tests." "The purpose of this study was to assess interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) release after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from experimentally infected cattle. PBMC collected from 15 artificially infected animals were incubated with different concentrations of total MmnzSC antigen. After 72 It of incubation the IFN-gamma release...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-08-20)
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