The prevalence and species of Mycoplasma identified from dairy goats in Taiwan.

Autor: Lin H; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, 60004 Chiayi City, Taiwan., Toung OP; Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia., Weng HX; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, 60004 Chiayi City, Taiwan., Hsu P; Department of Early Childhood Educare, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan City 710, Taiwan., Chang MH; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, 60004 Chiayi City, Taiwan., Lai J; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, 60004 Chiayi City, Taiwan. Electronic address: jyhmirn@mail.ncyu.edu.tw.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Research in veterinary science [Res Vet Sci] 2022 Dec 10; Vol. 151, pp. 184-188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.08.017
Abstrakt: Except for Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, which only causes pneumonia, Mycoplasma species can cause otitis, arthritis, septicemia, mastitis, pneumonia and encephalitis in goats. After a mycoplasma outbreak was recorded in Taiwan in 2016, an increasing number of mycoplasma infection cases have been observed. It is important to understand how many Mycoplasma species are currently prevalent in Taiwan. In this study, 57-61 bulk milk samples were collected from dairy goats in Taiwan every year from 2017 to 2020 to identify the presence of mycoplasma DNA fragments by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The mycoplasma species were identified based on colony characteristics, PCR, and DNA sequences. In total, 39 out of 236 samples (16.52%) tested mycoplasma positive. The annual mycoplasma prevalence rates from 2017 to 2020 were 24.59% (15/61), 8.20% (5/61), 17.54% (10/57) and 15.79% (9/57), respectively. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri (n = 19), Mycoplasma putrefaciens (n = 10), Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (n = 5) and Mycoplasma bovis (n = 5) were present in Taiwan. No M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae was detected. Except for the large drop in 2018, the prevalence of mycoplasma infection declined to a consistent level for the final two years of the study. However, the seasonal pattern is still worth investigating. This is the first survey of mycoplasma infection in goats, and we believe that a larger survey is still needed to understand the pathogenicity and diversity of these mycoplasma isolates.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that no conflicts of interest could be perceived as. prejudicing the impartiality of the research reported in this manuscript.
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