The Effect Of The Galactan And Other Antigens Of Mycoplasma Mycoides Var. Mycoides On Experimental Infection With That Organism In Cattle
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- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 4 (4) , 425-439
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-4-4-425
Abstract
The injection of galactan extracted from Mycoplasma mycoides into cattle subsequently infected with M. mycoides induced lesions in joints and kidneys and a prolonged mycoplasmaemia. Several treated animals developed pleurisy, but the only lung lesions were small and were present in both galactantreated and control animals. These effects occurred with galactan prepared from both virulent and avirulent strains and were evident at a dose rate of 0·66 mg per kg but not at 0·22 mg per kg. The supernatant fraction galactan F and the cell fraction L, which might be the same as the supernatant fraction, were equally active. The other cell fraction W did not induce lesions nor mycoplasmaemia.Keywords
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