RESUMO
The efficacy of ear canal flushing and ear canal and mouth swabbing methods for the isolation of mycoplasmas was investigated in 39 goats. Of the 19 goats positive for Mycoplasma spp., 14 (73.7%) were positive with the ear canal flushing method, 4 (21.0%) were positive with both ear canal flushing and mouth swabbing methods, and 1 (5.3%) was positive by the mouth swabbing method. Mycoplasma arginini, M. mycoides subsp. mycoides, and M. mycoides subsp. capri were identified by direct immunofluorescence and growth inhibition tests. Previous reports on the isolation of M. arginini from the ear canal of goats were not found in the literature.
Assuntos
Meato Acústico Externo/microbiologia , Cabras/microbiologia , Mycoplasma/isolamento & purificação , Manejo de Espécimes/veterinária , Animais , Ácaros , Boca/microbiologia , Manejo de Espécimes/instrumentação , Manejo de Espécimes/métodosRESUMO
In Brazil, mycoplasmas were isolated from the sinuses of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) from two commercial flocks affected with sinusitis. The major respiratory signs and gross lesions are described. Based on serological and biochemical results, the mycoplasmas isolated were identified as Mycoplasma gallisepticum. One of the isolates was pathogenic for chickens.
